We call a child's mind 'small' simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take in almost anything without effort.

New York, the nation's thyroid gland.

There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published.

Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe.

A doctor is advertised by the bodies he cures. My business is advertised by the minds I stimulate. And let me tell you that the book business is different from other trades. People don't know they want books. I can see just by looking at you that your mind is ill for lack of books but you are blissfully unaware of it!

The censure of a dog is something no man can stand.

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.