If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate his kind.

If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate his kind.

There is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble.

It would be a colorless world if each individual did not secretly believe himself superior to almost everyone else.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Censors are necessary, increasingly necessary, if America is to avoid having a vital literature.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.