If there were only turnips and potatoes in the world, someone would complain that plants grow the wrong way.

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.

I have never yet met anyone who did not think it was an agreeable sensation to cut tinfoil with scissors.

Just as there are polysyllabic words that say very little, so there are also monosyllabic words of infinite meaning.

Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will.

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

If there were only turnips and potatoes in the world, someone would complain that plants grow the wrong way.