To be wrong, and to be carefully wrong, that is the definition of decadence.

Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.

It seems to me,' said the other, 'That you are simply seeking a pretext to insult the Marquis.' By George!' said Syme facing round and looking at him, 'What a clever chap you are!

Evil comes at leisure like the disease. Good comes in a hurry like the doctor.

It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.

Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.