This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except his dog. I looked on, unmoved, at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders which brought death to thousands. Yet here I was stirred, profoundly stirred, stirred to tears. And by what? By the grief of one dog.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.

I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.