Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.

We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!

Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race--unhappily.

Travel enables us to enrich our lives with new experiences, to enjoy and to be educated, to learn respect for foreign cultures, to establish friendships, and above all to contribute to international cooperation and peace throughout the world.

Oh, figures!' answered Ned. 'You can make figures do whatever you want.

I wanted to see what no one had yet observed, even if I had to pay for this curiosity with my life.

I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women's clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager? Queen Victoria: I do! I've got 20 quid riding on you