"I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made all the difference to my life."

"I have always been of the opinion that it is better to be happy than to be rich, and that it is better to be good than to be great."

"It is a principle of the human mind, that the more we have, the more we want, and the less we have, the less we want."

"I grieve to say that I know of no country where the practice of dentistry is so atrocious as in England."

"I have known a good many people who have had their heads cut off, and I never knew one who didn't deserve it."