A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widely spread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

The . . . increase in the power of officials is a constant source of irritation to everybody else.

As for earthquakes, though they were still formidable, they were so interesting that men of science could hardly regret them.

Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men that comes chiefly through their work.

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice