Distance lends enchantment to the view.

Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.

Additional problems are the offspring of poor solutions.

The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.

There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory

It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval.

Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier gathers in money with a flexible sculling oar, then rakes it home. If I could have borrowed his oar I would have stayed.