The more I know people, the more I love my dog.

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

Agassiz does recommend authors to eat fish, because the phosphorus in it makes brains. But I cannot help you to a decision about the amount you need to eat. Perhaps a couple of whales would be enough.

If the desire to kill and the opportunity to kill came always together, who would escape hanging?

Let us swear while we may, for in heaven it will not be allowed

There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.