There are three classes into which all the women past seventy that ever I knew were to be divided: 1. That dear old soul; 2. That old woman; 3. That old witch.

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.

Take your finger out of your nose, Miss Steal.

All data has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

If a book doesn’t inspire you to read more, it was not worth read.

Orthodoxy is my doxy - heterodoxy is another man's doxy.

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.

As long as a government can come and shoot you, you can't jump on the Internet to freedom.

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea.

Give 100 percent to everything you do and never give up.

Good innovators like to solve business crossword puzzles.

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?