Originality is nothing but judicious plagiarism.

The man who, in a fit of melancholy, kills himself today, would have wished to live had he waited a week.

The Pride of every Jew finds cause to believe that the cause of their down fall is not their detestable politics, or ignorance of social graces, but the raft of God. They believe it took a miracle to undo them.

It would be very singular that all nature, all the planets, should obey eternal laws, and that there should be a little animal five feet high, who, in contempt of these laws, could act as he pleased, solely according to his caprice.

The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

Democracy is just a filler for textbooks! Do you actually believe that public opinion influences the government?

Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.