There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure.
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.
Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?