Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.

Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality.

All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life.

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected.