Husbands are like fires. They go out when unattended.

It is the privilege of genius that to it life never grows commonplace as to the rest of us.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

When mighty roast beef was the Englishman's food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood-- Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good. Oh! the roast beef of England. And Old England's roast beef.

Poetry, therefore, we will call Musical Thought.

A wage hike is very hard to take away, but bonuses and profit-sharing can disappear very quickly in hard times...More people are realizing that bonuses look like raises, but really aren't.

Anger as soon as fed is dead — 'Tis starving makes it fat.

I go back to those who say: what if the heavens fall?

Commemoration of Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922 If ever I reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third -- the greatest wonder of all -- to find myself there.

That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it; For who digs hills because they do aspire Throws down one mountain to cast up a higher.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.

The Old Man and Death An old man was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in carrying the faggots to the city for sale one day, became very wearied with his long journey. He sat down by the wayside, and throwing down his load, besought Death to come. Death immediately appeared in answer to his summons and asked for what reason he had called him. The Old Man hurriedly replied, That, lifting up the load, you may place it again upon my shoulders.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

Man's fear of ideas is probably the greatest dike holding back human knowledge and happiness.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find, The error of our eye directs our mind. What error leads must error.

If you have time to worry, you have time to pray.