He is a [sane] man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head.

When belief in God becomes difficult, the tendency is to turn away from Him; but in heaven's name to what?

I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

I've been to every park in every city and not seen a statue to a committee.

Just at present you only see the tree by the light of the lamp. I wonder when you would ever see the lamp by the light of the tree.

The aesthete aims at harmony rather than beauty. If his hair does not match the mauve sunset against which he is standing, he hurriedly dyes his hair another shade of mauve. If his wife does not go with the wall-paper, he gets a divorce.

If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.