Your heart is as fresh as your face; and that is well. The useless men are those who never change with the years. Many views that I held to in my youth and long afterwards are a pain to me now, and I am carrying away from Thrums memories of errors into which I fell at every stage of my ministry. When you are older you will know that life is a long lesson in humility.

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

How shall we ever know if it's morning if there's no servant to pull up the blinds?

I don’t want to go to school and learn solemn things. I don’t want to be a man.

There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make.

In England, justice is open to all - like the Ritz Hotel.

That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.