A good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on.

Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul.

The "second sight" possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don't wear trousers.

It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard.

If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards.

I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

Why does a suppurating lung give so little warning and a sore on the finger so much?