If a man only likes victory he must always come late for the battle.

The wise old fairy tales never were so silly as to say that the prince and the princess lived peacefully ever afterwards. The fairy tales said that the prince and princess lived happily ever afterwards; and so they did. They lived happily, although it is very likely that from time to time they threw the furniture at each other.

It is better to speak wisdom foolishly like the saints than to speak folly wisely like the deans.

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.

In real life the people who are most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all.

Take not thy thunder from us, but take away our pride.

It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never gotten tired of making them