One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.

There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.

The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.

Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us.

Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.