To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

Scepticism is the beginning of faith.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

He has fought a good fight and has had to face every difficulty except popularity.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

If I have got to be a soldier, I must be a good one, anything else is unthinkable.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

A good husband makes a good wife.

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.

A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.

A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.

Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect.

He who commands the sea has command of everything.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.

Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization.

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.

The problem with introspection is that it has no end.

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.

Men flourish only for a moment.

Heaven take my soul, and England keep my bones!

The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one.