I have not the slightest pretension to call my verses poetry; I write now and then for no other purpose than to relieve depression or to improve my English.

Good wishes alone will not ensure peace.

Worry is the stomach's worst poison.

A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.

For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.

For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition and use.

It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.