Wit is an unexpected explosion of thought.

Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.

Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.

I like war.

It's called faith because it's not knowledge.

Even bees, the little almsmen of spring bowers, know there is richest juice in poison-flowers.

Daydreams were dangerous because they made her wish for things she could never have.

Confidence is its own security.

Dead men never pick up their trophies.

I should warn you that underneath these clothes I'm wearing boxer shorts and I know how to use them.

... the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund.

From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canadas war effort as effective as possible.