As for politics, well, it all seemed reasonable enough. When the Conservatives got in anywhere, [Judge] Pepperleigh laughed and enjoyed it, simply because it does one good to see a straight, fine, honest fight where the best man wins. When a Liberal got in, it made him mad, and he said so,-not, mind you; from any political bias, for his office forbid it,-but simply because one can't bear to see the country go absolutely to the devil.

I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.

I owe a lot to my teachers and mean to pay them back some day.

It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.

About the only good thing you can say about old age is, it's better than being dead!

Most people tire of a lecture in ten minutes; clever people can do it in five. Sensible people never go to lectures at all. But the people who do go to a lecture and who get tired of it, presently hold it as a sort of grudge against the lecturer personally. In reality his sufferings are worse than theirs.

American politicians do anything for money... English politicians take the money and won't do anything.