You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel-a hunger and thirst. For six long days, since my work was done, my mind has been a whirlpool, swift, unprogressive and incessant, a torrent of thoughts leading nowhere, spinning round swift and steady.

The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind.

A day will come when beings, now latent in our thoughts and hidden in our loins, shall stand upon Earth as a footstool and laugh, and reach out their hands amidst the stars.

All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings.

The passion for playing Chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world

Satan delights equally in statistics and in quoting scripture.

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it.