Where are there are two desires in a man's heart he has no choice between the two but must obey the strongest, there being no such thing as free will in the composition of any human being that ever lived.

Greece is a bleak, unsmiling desert, without agriculture, manufactures or commerce, apparently. What supports its poverty-stricken people or its Government, is a mystery.

The wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being ashamed of our high calling.

I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.

When you catch an adjective, kill it - perhaps the best possible advice for budding writers.

College is a place where a professor's lecture notes go straight to the students' lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.

Scientists have odious manners, except when you prop up their theory; then you can borrow money off them.