What an unreal life most folks lead; they don’t ever hav a genuine taste ov sorrow during their existence.
How menny people thare iz whoze importance depends entirely upon the size ov their hotel bills.
Mother!—The holy thoughts and chastened memorys that cluster around this name can never be so well expressed az in the calm utterance ov the name itself.
It iz a good thing tew be hedstrong, but it iz a better thing tew understand that a stun-wall iz a hard thing tew buk agin.
Mankind ain’t apt tew respekt verry mutch what they are familiar with, it iz what we don’t know, or kant see, that we hanker for.
When i see people ov shaller understandings extravagantly clothed, i always feel sorry—for the clothes.
I am just az certain that thare iz sitch a thing az “Spiritual manafestashuns” az i am that there iz plenty ov superstishun and trickery.
Prosperity makes us suspicious ov each other, while adversity makes us trust in each other—the only way that i kan akount for this iz that in prosperity we hav sumthing tew lose, while in adversity we hav everything tew gain.
I konsider it a grate kompliment tew religion that there are only two substitutes for it; one iz hipokrasy, and the other iz superstishun.
It iz a safe mistake tew make to call a man “Kurnel,” who may in fakt be only a 4th Korporal.