High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of those fine arts. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
A man's idea in a game of cards is war, cruel, devastating, and pitiless. A lady's idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share Image
If Christian scientists had more science and doctors more Christianity, it wouldn't make any difference which you called in - if you had a… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
Freedom is like drink. If you take any at all, you might as well take enough to make you happy for a while. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
Th' first thing to have in a libry is a shelf. Fr'm time to time this can be decorated with lithrachure. But th' shelf… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better - it is just turning around as usual. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
Politics ain't beanbag: 'tis a man's game, and women, children 'n' pro-hy-bitionists had best stay out of it. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
“What I wud do if I was Buller, an' I thank Hivin I'm not, wud be move me ar-rmy in half-an-hour over th' high… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
High finance isn't burglary or obtaining money by false pretenses, but rather a judicious selection from the best features of those fine arts. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
It is more comfortable to feel that we are a slight improvement on a monkey than such a fallin' off from the angels. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case. — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
“Oh, ye're always pitchin' into some wan," said Mr. Hennessy. "I bet ye Willum Jennings Bryan niver see th' platform befure it wint in.… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
“I'll now fall back a furlong or two in me chair, while me larned but misguided collagues r-read th' Histhry iv Iceland to show… — Finley Peter Dunne Copy Share
