Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow if tomorrow might improve the odds.

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.

A parliament speaking through reporters to Buncombe and the Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Here the free spirit of mankind, at length, Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place A limit to the giant's unchained strength, Or curb his swiftness in the forward race?

Better to have loved a short man than never to have loved a tall.

Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.

And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Terms ill defined, and forms misunderstood, And customs, when their reasons are unknown, Have stirred up many zealous souls To fight against imaginary giants.

There's a sucker born every minute.

Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

I love to lose myself in other men's minds. When I am not walking, I am reading; I cannot sit and think. Books think for me. - Charles Lamb ,

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

One that is neither flesh not fish.

Imagination is intelligence having fun.

Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.

I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.