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

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.