A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.

A man who is half an idiot, but who keeps a sharp lookout and acts prudently all his life, often enjoys the pleasure of triumphing over men of more imagination than he

Signs cannot be represented, in a spy's report, so damningly as words.

On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.

Why not make an end of it all?... My life is a succession of griefs and bitter feelings.... What is death?... A very small matter,when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.

The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.