Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural.

Wise men, like wine, are best when old; pretty women, like bread, are best when young.

What a sight there is in that "smile!" it changes like a chameleon. There is a vacant smile, a cold smile, a smile of hate, a satiric smile, an affected smile; but, above all, a smile of love.

A brave man is sometimes a desperado: a bully is always a coward.

Give me a chance, says Stupid, and I will show you. Ten to one he has had his chance already, and neglected it.

Women will sometimes confess their sins, but I never knew one to confess her faults.

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.