The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity. ... Fuss, the god of the Southern Ocean, and Fret, the god of the Northern Ocean, h

Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours.

Traveling through hyperspace isn't like dusting crops, boy.

There is no act of treachery or mean-ness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

Tertullian was born in Carthage somewhere about 160 A.D. He was a pagan, and he abandoned himself to the lascivious life of his city until about his 35th year, when he became a Christian. [...] To him is ascribed the sublime confession: Credo quia

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

Live fast, die young, and leave a flat patch of fur on the highway!

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

Most general statements are false, including this one.