They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, "Can he name a kitten?"

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.