When a great life sets it leaves an afterglow on the sky far into the night.

The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.

A charitable man is like an apple tree-he gives his fruit and is silent; the philanthropist is like the successful hen.

Truth lives in the cellar, error on the doorstep.

Civilization sails prettily like a child's rubber balloon until it hits a sharp object; then it is likely to collapse like the balloon.

The three most important events of human life are equally devoid of reason: birth, marriage and death.

Atheism is a disease of the mind caused by eating underdone philosophy