A person who has a cat by the tail knows a whole lot more about cats than someone who has just read about them.

A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

Next to possessing genius one's self is the power of appreciating it in others.

Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest.

You perceive, now, that these things are all impossible except in a dream. You perceive that they are pure and puerile insanities, the silly creations of an imagination that is not conscious of its freaks - in a word, that they are a dream, and you the maker of it. The dream-marks are all present; you should have recognized them earlier.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.