One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book.

I do not like work even when someone else is doing it.

Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it.

The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it.

There is no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level.

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

Distance lends enchantment to the view.