Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination.

Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

Turtle makes all men equal.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

There is no waste of time like making excuses.