The wise man is he who knows the relative value of things.

I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty.

Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being can be guilty.

A monarch frequently represents his subjects better that an elected assembly; and if he is a good judge of character he is likely to have more capable and loyal advisers.

To marry is to get a binocular view of life.

Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.

It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.