Thinking as I do that the Creator of this world is a very cruel being, and being a worshipper of Christ, I cannot help saying: ''the Son, O how unlike the Father!'' First God Almighty comes with a thump on the head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it.

Although wine when it is read somewhat lacks the savour of wine when it is drunk, wine remains a very pleasant thing both to read about and to chat about.

The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after death of the vegetative body.

Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.

Mans desires are limited by his perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceived.

A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there's more conversation.

The true method of knowledge is experiment.