It is death, and not what comes after death, that men are generally afraid of.

There should be asylums for habitual teetotalers, but they would probably relapse into teetotalism as soon as they got out.

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; as true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it - and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow.

The wish to spread those opinions that we hold conducive to our own welfare is so deeply rooted in the English character that few of us can escape its influence.

Brigands will demand your money or your life, but a woman will demand both

Man, unlike the animals, has never learned that the sole purpose of life is to enjoy it.