An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected.

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.

The essence of humour is surprise; that is why you laugh when you see a joke in Punch.

A dull speaker, like a plain woman, is credited with all the virtues, for we charitably suppose that a surface so unattractive must be compensated by interior blessings.

Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behaviour not otherwise excusable.

People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

Let's find out what everyone is doing, And then stop everyone from doing it.