When I see a man of shallow understanding extravagantly clothed, I feel sorry - for the clothes.

Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.

A learned fool is one who has read everything and simply remembered it.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool.

It is easy to assume a habit; but when you try to cast it off, it will take skin and all.

I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his character. Poor old man, he has fits now, so I call him Fitz-William.

Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.