Herodotus is not more indisputably the father of history than is Sir Boyle Roche the father of Bulls. No doubt there were makers of bulls before his day, even as brave men lived before Agamemnon; but they are not remembered, and if their bulls have survived them they are credited to Sir Boyle by a posterity generously forgiving and forgetful of his famous indictment.

The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.

Every pint bottle should contain a quart.

A man could not be in two places at the same time unless he were a bird.

How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?

A quart bottle should hold a quart.

Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.