If there was two birds sitting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first.

For all the talk you hear about knowledge being such a wonderful thing, instinct is worth forty of it for real unerringness.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

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.

Out of the depths of my happy heart wells a great tide of love and prayer for this priceless treasure that is confided to my lifelong keeping. You cannot see its waves as they flow toward you, darling, but in these lines you will hear...the distant beating of its surf.

Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and Satan, the first consultant.

He charged nothing for his preaching and it was worth it too.