"It is a solemn thought that at the very moment when the new baby is born, the old baby is dying."

"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

"The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice, but the stuff with which all history is made is merely fluid ignorance."

"I was sorry to have to tell him that I had never heard of him. He was a very pleasant man, and I wished him well."

"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."