The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive.

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

Punctuality is the soul of business.

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.