 There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death. |
| The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. |
| It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all. |
| Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. |
| Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. |
| There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought. |
| When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy, the only decent thing to do is die at once. |
| People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. |
| Nobody shoots at Santa Claus. |
| If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do. |
| Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. |
| Life is not an exact science, it is an art. |
| If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue. |
| I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted. |
| An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. |
| The want of money is the root of all evil. |
| Opinions have vested interests just as men have. |
| Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance. |
| The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science. |
| I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy. |
