Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.

The longer we stay in Hell, the more we become attached to it.

We may not be able to get certainty, but we can get probability, and half a loaf is better than no bread.

The humblest praise most, while cranks & malcontents praise least. Praise almost seems to be inner health made audible

We must meet children as equals in that area of our nature where we are their equals...The child as reader is neither to be patronized nor idolized: we talk to him as man to man.

He's wild, you know. Not like a tame lion.

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.