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

I don't read my reviews, I measure them.

The real Tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort-he never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature.

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living.

The war years count double. Things and people not actively in use age twice as fast.

No mind, however loving, could bear to see plainly into all the recess of another mind.

To my mind the most poignant mystical exhoration ever written is "Be still and know that I am God."