In worshipping their nationhood men worship themselves and scorn others, and that is no healthy thing.

But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.

If I knocked and waited at every door, who knows what I might miss?

Funny, when i was a little boy I wanted to be good. But I could never seem to manage it somehow. And if you're not good, the good people will throw you to the wolves. So you might as well just be bad

Truly, as the ancients taught us, there is nothing under the moon, however fine, that is not subject to corruption.

The echoes of childhood torments have great power, even when not brought to mind in such an inexplicable and horrifying way.

Like all lawyers, I was delighted by gratitude. It happened so rarely.