Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back.
If a man only likes victory he must always come late for the battle.
Plato was only a Bernard Shaw who unfortunately made his jokes in Greek.
Take not thy thunder from us, but take away our pride.
Coincidence is a spiritual pun.
When some English moralists write about the importance of having character, they appear to mean only the importance of having a dull character.