There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.

A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.

Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.

I would not be at all surprised to find that it was for gold that Cain committed the first murder. (It happened a very long time ago, and Holy Writ, though no doubt divinely inspired, is a trifle careless about details. God is not a historian).

People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.