All four Gospels agree in giving us a picture of a very definite personality. One is obliged to say, "Here was a man. This could not have been invented.
One believes in Stephen Dedalus as one believes in few characters in fiction.
The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.
It's no use locking the door after the steed is stolen.
We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.
A young mistress is better than an old master.