A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.

A great curse has fallen upon modern life with the discovery of the vastness of the word Education.

...a figure of speech can often get into a crack too small for a definition.

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.

Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we only dislike him when he not only wants the best for himself, but knows what is best for other people.

Grey is a colour that always seems on the eve of changing to some other colour.

Without authority there is no liberty. Freedom is doomed to destruction at every turn, unless there is a recognized right to freedom. And if there are rights, there is an authority to which we appeal for them.