The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the flu falls on all constitutions.

The rich mind lies in the sun and sleeps, and is Nature.

Black men built the railroads, not blue eyes.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

Are you not scared by seeing that the gypsies are more attractive to us than the apostles?

All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.