As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles.

Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man.

A man's grammar, like Caesar's wife, must not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.

Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.

Always keep a big bottle of booze at your side. If a bird starts talking nonsense to you in the middle of the night pour yourself a stiff drink.

Happiness is not to be found in knowledge, but in the acquisition of knowledge

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'