Cleanliness is not next to godliness nowadays, for cleanliness is made an essential and godliness is regarded as an offence.

It is always the secure who are humble.

A child's instinct is almost perfect in the matter of fighting. The child's hero is always the man or boy who defends himself suddenly and splendidly against aggression.

But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it.

There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner.

People talk of the pathos and failure of plain women; but it is a more terrible thing that a beautiful woman may succeed in everything but womanhood.

A modern man may disapprove of some of his sweeping reforms, and approve others; but finds it difficult not to admire even where he does not approve.