I have lived seventy-eight years without hearing of bloody places like Cambodia.

A man must choose his own way of life, and…it is only by following out one’s own bent that there can be the really harmonious life.” [In an interview conducted by Bram Stoker]

Mr. Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right.

The chief aim of wisdom is to enable one to bear with the stupidity of the ignorant.

The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions.

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.

The gift of a common tongue is a priceless inheritance and it may well some day become the foundation of a common citizenship.