"I have no faith in any system of philosophy that does not begin with God."

"No spectacle can be more pitiable than that of a man without the commonest school education busying himself in attempts to instruct mankind on topics of polite literature."

"Grin: — Your true diddler winds up all with a grin. But this nobody sees but himself. He grins when his daily work is done — when his allotted labors are accomplished — at night in his own closet, and…"

"Mr. Fatquack"

"The world is a theatre, and we are merely players."