That man is thought a dangerous knave, Or zealot plotting crime, Who for advancement of his kind Is wiser than his time.

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

Luck, mere luck may make even madness wisdom.

Jewels! It's my belief that when woman was made, jewels were invented only to make her the more mischievous.

Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery.

A man never so beautifully shows his own strength as when he respects a woman's softness.

A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend. A book — the unfailing Damon to his loving Pythias. A book that — at a touch — pours its heart into our own.