The devil is not, indeed, perfectly humorous, but that is only because he is the extreme of all humor.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Most of the people who attempt to draw back the success of the world are those who don’t care about anything. They live life every day without asking why.

We can all benefit by learning to express and meet out physical needs in a loving, caressing and compassionate way

Her hair was pulled back so severely, it would have won approval from the Spanish Inquisition as a method of torture.

Well, have you ever thought of bathing?' I asked, turning away. 'No one wants to hire a wizard who smells worse than their outhouse. And who knows what creatures are living in that hair?

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.

A habit is good if it helps you achieve your goal; it is bad if it hinders your achievement.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

I was raised Jewish. I didn't know anything about Christianity.

Who wakes up when they're worth £120million and says, 'I'm unhappy today but if only I had an extra £2million!'

If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.