Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.

The sloth lives his life upside down. He is perfectly comfortable that way. If the blood rushes to his head, nothing happens because there is nothing to work on.

Never call anyone a baboon unless you are sure of your facts.

Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

The wren-box problem is becoming more acute each year, for wrens now demand better housing conditions and labor-saving devices.

Alexander III of Macedon is known as Alexander the Great because he killed more people of more different kinds than any other man of his time.

My philosophy of life can be summed up in four words: It can't be helped.