A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.

I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

[Science is] the literature of truth.

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.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.