The humorous look of children is perhaps the most endearing of all the bonds that hold the Cosmos together.

The telescope makes the world smaller; it is only the microscope that makes it larger.

The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it.

Before the gods that made the gods Had seen their sunrise pass, The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was cut out of the grass.

Romance is the deepest thing in life. It is deeper than reality.

If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatever.

Think of all those ages through which men have had the courage to die, and then remember that we have actually fallen to talking about having the courage to live.