It does not matter much what a man hates provided he hates something. - Samuel Butler

To love God is to have good health, good looks, good sense, experience, a kindly nature and a fair balance of cash in hand.

People say that there are neither dragons to be killed nor distressed maidens to be rescued nowadays. I do not know, but I think I have dropped across one or two, nor do I feel sure whether the most mortal wounds have been inflicted by the dragons or by myself.

And should we not be guilty of consummate folly if we were to reject advantages which we cannot obtain otherwise, merely because they involve a greater gain to others than to ourselves?