The writer who cannot sometimes throw away a thought about which another man would have written dissertations, without worry whether or not the reader will find it, will never become a great writer.

A man of spirit must not think of the word difficulty as so much as existing. Away with it!

Perseverance can lend the appearance of dignity and grandeur to many actions, just as silence in company affords wisdom and apparent intelligence to a stupid person.

If another Messiah was born he could hardly do so much good as the printing-press.

Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.

Most men of education are more superstitious than they admit - nay, than they think.