I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?

There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done.

My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so.

My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.

Nature is the true revelation of the Deity to man. The nearest green field is the inspired page from which you may read all that it is needful for you to know.

Streams may spring from one source, and yet some be clear and some be foul.

"I can see nothing," said I, handing it back to my friend. "On the contrary, Watson, you can see everything. You fail, however, to reason from what you see. You are too timid in drawing your inferences."