 He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up. |
| Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life. |
| What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it. |
| From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war. |
| It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life. |
| He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head. |
| Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty. |
| He could not see a belt without hitting below it. |
| It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die. |
| The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature. |
| Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head. |
| She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake. |
| His modesty amounts to deformity. |
