I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be led by the nose.

In Marseilles they make half the toilet soap we consume in America, but the Marseillaise only have a vague theoretical idea of its use, which they have obtained from books of travel.

It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake.

Forty-one, I think it is.

A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught.

You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught.

I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.

Rome seems to be a great fair of shams, humbugs, and frauds. Religion is its commerce and its wealth, like dung in the Black Forest.

Italy the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness.