Ridicule is the only honorable weapon we have left.

Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance.

People who quoted the Scriptures in criticism of others were terrible bores and usually they misapplied the text. One could prove anything against anyone from the Bible.

If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going to be a Christian, you may as well be a Catholic.

It is well, when in difficulties, to say never a word, neither black nor white. Speech is silver but silence is golden.

The letters of famous people can be placed into two categories: there is the type of letter which becomes itself a valuable contribution to literature through its wit, style or wisdom; another kind is that whose main importance lies in the provision of a background to their author's life. Especially in the correspondence of great writers and poets, these two factors are very often combined.

You look for one thing and you find another.