Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.

If a man wants to be of the greatest possible value to his fellow-creature s let him begin the long, solitary task of perfecting himself.

We tend to think human knowledge as progressive; because we know more and more, our parents and grandparents are back numbers. But a contrary theory is possible - that we simply recognize different things at different times and in different ways.

She has been kissed as often as a police-court Bible, and by much the same class of people.

Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in.

In a government like ours, the Crown is the abiding and unshakable element in government; politicians may come and go, but the Crown remains and certain aspects of our system pertain to it which are not dependent on any political party. In this sense, the Crown is the consecrated spirit of Canada.

I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the worst kind of fear.