Verily, God hath eighteen thousand worlds; and verily, your world is one of them, and this its bright axle-tree.

If I can’t be personal, I don’t want to argue,” said his hostess categorically. “I may be missing your points, but you’re much too busy dodging mine.

So she was on her own, Kate thought, and instilled all the friendly helpfulness she could into her next question. “Excuse me, but are you the bad company young Mr. Scott has got into?

Fools make news, and wise men carry it.

Music, the knife without a hilt.

A man of over thirty might be held to be at the height of his powers, but not necessarily of his wisdom.

And at thirty-eight a brilliant exponent of arms and a knight of the great fighting and religious Order of St John, the Chevalier de Villegagnon had absolutely no use for common sense himself, but respected it in the laity.