To lose a child. . . was something that could end one's world. One could never get back to how it was before. The stars went out. The moon disappeared. The birds became silent.
Success--something your friends will never forgive you.
Tragedy--to fall in love with a face, and marry the whole woman.
The difference between camels and men; a camel can work a week and not drink; a man can drink a week and not work.
A pessimist says all women are loose. An optimist does not, but he has hopes.
A virtuous girl never chases after boys; who ever saw a mousetrap chasing mice?
Do not desire your neighbor's wife in vain.
It is perfectly evident to any logical mind that when you have got the vote, by the proper use of the vote in sufficient numbers, by combination, you can get out of any legislature whatever you want, or, if you cannot get it, you can send them about their business and choose other people who will be more attentive to your demands.
His father was self-made, but his mother was constructed by others, and such edifices are notoriously fragile.
I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.
The Second Amendment reveals a profound principle of American government - the principle of civilian ascendency over the military.