Age enlarges and enriches the powers of some musical instruments - notably those of the violin - but it seems to set a piano's teeth on edge.

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.

In this age of inventive wonders all men have come to believe that in some genius' brain sleeps the solution of the grand problem of aerial navigation-and along with that belief is the hope that that genius will reveal his miracle before they die, and likewise a dread that he will poke off somewhere and die himself before he finds out that he has such a wonder lying dormant in his brain. We all know the air can be navigated-therefore, hurry up your sails and bladders-satisfy us-let us have peace.

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.

If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary

The proverb says that Providence protects children and idiots. This is really true. I know because I have tested it.