"London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained."

"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."

"I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose."

"It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

"Truth is not only violated by falsehood it may be equally outraged by silence."

"I go to school the youth to learn the future."

"It is a radiant truth that every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice."

"It is a enduring truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect."