The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. That remark in itself wouldn’t make any sense if quoted as it stands. The average man ought to be allowed a quotation of no less than three sentences, one to make his statement and two to explain what he meant. Ralph Waldo Emerson was about the only one who could stand having his utterances broken up into sentence quotations, and every once in a while even he doesn’t sound so sensible in short snatches.

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.

Charlemagne either died or was born or did something with the Holy Roman Empire in 800.

If there is a streak of ham anywhere in an actor, Shakespeare will bring it out.

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

The pencil sharpener is about as far as I have ever got in operating a complicated piece of machinery with any success.

It is rather to be chosen than great riches, unless I have omitted something from the quotation.