"I am not a great admirer of public dinners, as a general rule."

"It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and good for a man's digestion, to know that his wife is comfortable and well taken care of; and there is nothing like a comfortable wife, to make a man comfort…"

"The law is a ass—a idiot."

"The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on."

"There are some people who are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses."