The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French.

The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner of the telling; the comic story and the witty story upon the matter.

It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions

Adam was the author of sin, and I wish he had taken out an international copyright on it.