Two nations divided by a common language.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact.

Please put the ladybug outside without harming her. (to his butler)

We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.

It is one thing to see the forward path and another to be able to take it. But it is better to have an ambitious plan than none at all.

If you cannot read all your books, at any rate handle them, and, as it were, fondle them. Let them fall open where they will. Make a voyage of discovery, taking soundings of uncharted seas.