The Indian is but a sketch in red crayon of a rudimental manhood. To the problem of his relation to the white race, there is one solution: extermination.

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.

Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face.

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.

Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

The best servant does his work unseen.