One religion after another has accepted and perpetuated man's original mistake in making a private servant of the mother of the race.

Patriotism, red hot, is compatible with the existence of a neglect of national interests, a dishonesty, a cold indifference to the suffering of millions. Patriotism is largely pride, and very largely combativeness. Patriotism generally has a chip on its shoulder.

It is not for nothing that a man's best friends sigh when he marries, especially if he is a man of genius.

Now why should that man have fainted? But he did,and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time!

While we flatter ourselves that things remain the same, they are changing under our very eyes from year to year, from day to day.

A house does not need a wife any more than it needs a husband.

The world is quite right. It does not have to be consistent.