Three minutes' thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.

You k'n hide de fier, but w'at you gwine do wid de smoke?

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.