I Never Climbed Any Ladder: I Have

Life's No Brief Candle-it's A Splendid Torch!

What A Man Believes May Be Ascertained, Not From His Creed, But From The Assumptions On Which He Habitually Acts.

The Art Of Manipulating Public Opinion, Which Is A Necessary Art For The Democratic Politician, And, Like Other Arts, Is Sometimespractised With Greater Virtuosity By Knaves Than By Honest Men (who Are Apt To Disdain It), Has A Different Technique In Different Countries. For Instance, In England We Excel In Whitewashing: In America They Excel In Tarring And Feathering. We Strain Our Nerves And Stretch Our Consciences To Avoid A Scandal: Americans Do The Same To Make One.

Experience Fails To Teach Where There Is No Desire To Learn.

Sherlock Holmes Was A Drug Addict Without A Single Amiable Trait.