Humour is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of mans superiority to all that befalls him.

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. Its not enough, but it helps.

They who drink beer will think beer.

The way to make peace is not through governments. It is through people.

In Bengal,To move at allIs seldom if ever done.

If mutual respect does derive from unilateral respect, it does so by opposition.

That Donne himself, for not being understood, would perish.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else.

The proper definition of a man is an animal that writes letters.

He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it’s bottled.