Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.

Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink - under any circumstances.

Damn the subjunctive. It brings all our writers to shame.

In Austria an editor who can write well is valuable, but he is not likely to remain so unless he can handle a sabre with charm.

Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms.

After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; ... I should be sorry to have that voice fall silent and pass out of my life.