Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

Words are not as satisfactory as we should like them to be, but, like our neighbours, we have got to live with them and must make the best and not the worst of them.

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

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