Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental.

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.

There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.