A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.

The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.

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

The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.

The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

And, after all, the Athanasian Creed is light and comprehensible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.