In this life he laughs longest who laughs last.

To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.

Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French.

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.

Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.

All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by.

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.