They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, "Can he name a kitten?"

In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa.

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.

Nobody shoots at Santa Claus.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers.