The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appeals at night with long-drawn howls.

In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.

A tale without love is like beef without mustard: insipid.

It is not easy to be a pretty woman without causing mischief.

Caress your phrase tenderly; it will end by smiling at you.

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.