A man should not be without morals; it is better to have bad morals than none at all.
A man may have no bad habits and have worse.
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
A home without a cat – and a well-fed, well-petted, and properly revered cat – may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?
A detective don’t like to be told things – he likes to find them out.
A crime persevered in a thousand centuries ceases to be a crime, and becomes a virtue. This is the law of custom, and custom supersedes all other forms of law.
“Classic.” A book which people praise and don’t read.
