God made all the animals in a single day; he could have swept them all away in the flood and re-created them in one day when they were again needed. Therefore it was an odd idea to save specimens of them for eleven months in the ark, whilst aware that eight persons could not feed or water them by any human possibility. If they were to be preserved by miracle, the ark was not necessary - to let them swim would have answered the purpose and been more indubitably miraculous.

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.

The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny

I could forgive the boy, now, if he'd committed a million sins!

A tax is a fine for doing well, a fine is a tax for doing wrong.

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.