The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.

Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.