It perhaps might be said--if any one dared--that the most worthless literature of the world has been that which has been written by the men of one nation concerning the men of another.

A mysterious fraternity born out of smoke and danger of death.

I saw a man pursuing the horizon

It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.

Think as I think," said a man, "or you are abominably wicked; you are a toad." And after I thought of it, I said, "I will, then, be a toad.

A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that he was indeed a seer.

Sometimes, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.