It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks; but that is another matter.

History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat one another.

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him.

Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.

It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks; but that is another matter.

All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.

Of course we all know that Morris was a wonderful all-round man, but the act of walking round him has always tired me.