Wine and the sun will make vinegar without any shouting to help them.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

I trust you as holy men trust God; you could do nought that was not pure and loving, though the deed might pierce me unto death.

There is hardly any mental misery worse than that of having our own serious phrases, our own rooted beliefs, caricatured by a charlatan or a hireling.

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.

There's folks 'ud hold a sieve under the pump and expect to carry away the water.

A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side.