"The report of my death was an exaggeration."

"What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself."

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."

"I have a great many things to say, but I don't know how to say them."

"I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's."