The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag

Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

He was as astonished as John Robinson was, ... He couldn't figure out where that flag came from.

Another bad thing about "prosperity" is that you can't jingle any money without bein' under suspicion

Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely