If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.

Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be retaught when the students become teachers.

Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede--not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above fourteen.

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.

Nothing contributes more to a person's peace of mind than having no opinions at all.