Sermons seldom convert sinners; they sometimes goad them into more sin.
He is free knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide.
The American language differs from the English in that it seeks the top of expression while English seeks its lowly valleys.
A general must be shot or befriended - but never hurt.
The best pastimes for a true enjoyer of leisure who has to stay at home . . .: reading by the fireside. . . . Listening to music.
The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.