Shall I tell you the secret of the true scholar? It is this: every man I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him.

The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.

A seashell should be the crest of England, not only because it represents a power built on the waves, but also the hard finish ofthe men. The Englishman is finished like a cowry or a murex.

Guard your own spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds.

I think it is the best of humanity that goes out to walk. In happy hours, I think all affairs may be wisely postponed for walking.

There is no God dare wrong a worm.

I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.