I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives

The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow, and the men who lend

A child's a plaything for an hour

How sickness enlarges the dimensions of a man's self to himself

Sentimentally I am disposed to harmony; but organically I am incapable of a tune

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see another mountain in my life

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people

Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing

It's the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time

In everything that relates to science, I am a whole Encyclopaedia behind the rest of the world.