I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall practice it in my bath.

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.

Playing as children means playing is the most serious thing in the world.

Surprise is the secret of joy.

A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.

It is customary to complain of the bustle and strenuousness of our epoch. But in truth the chief mark of our epoch is a profound laziness and fatigue; and the fact is that the real laziness is the cause of the apparent bustle.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.