When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.

I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.

We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.

The bicycle... has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second. Under its influence, wholly or in part, have blossomed weekends, strong nerves, strong legs, strong language... equality of sex, good digestion and professional occupation - in four words, the emanicipation of women.

Men are in fact, quite unable to control their own inventions; they at best develop adaptability to the new conditions those inventions create.

See what perils do environ those who meddle with hot iron.

It is by muteness that a dog becomes for one so utterly beyond value; with him one is at peace, where words play no torturing tricks.Those are the moments that I think are precious to a dog-when, with his adoring soul coming through his eyes, he feels that you are really thinking of him.