Originality is undetected plagiarism.

Man will never be entirely willing to give up this world for the next nor the next world for this.

Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.

Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person.

Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the cupboard.

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

The game of life is worth playing, but the struggle is the prize.