The learned compute that seven hundred and seven millions of millions of vibrations have penetrated the eye before the eye can distinguish the tints of a violet. What philosophy can calculate the vibrations of the heart before it can distinguish the colours of love? – Pisistratus Caxton, What Will He Do With It?

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it. – H. L. Mencken