He was being about as protective as a can-opener.

To make a precise scientific description of reality out of words is like trying to build a rigid structure out of pure quicksilver.

Still, it doesn't do to murder people, no matter how offensive they may be.

The young were always theoretical; only the middle-aged could realize the deadliness of principles.

Forgiveness is the one unpardonable sin.

There is only one kind of wisdom that has any social value, and that is the knowledge of one's own limitations.

The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.