Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

Tell that to the marines - the sailors won't believe it.

Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have know a better day.

When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone.

In the lost battle, Borne down by the flying, Where mingles war's rattle With groans of the dying.