"The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it."

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning."

"Religion is pickled God."

"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race."

"No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft."

"Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo."

"The impossible is often the untried."

"Morality is the greatest of all tools for leading mankind by the nose."

"PHILANTHROPIST, n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket."

"Make a virtue of necessity."

"GRAMMAR, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction."

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."