The tragedy of preparedness has scarcely been handled, save by the Greeks. Life is indeed dangerous, but not in the way morality would have us believe. It is indeed unmanageable, but the essence of it is not a battle. It is unmanageable because it is a romance, and its essence is romantic beauty.

I'm a holy man minus the holiness. Hand that on to your three spies, and tell them to put it in their pipes.

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.

America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.

We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet.

Do not be proud of your inconsistency. It is a pity, it is a pity that we should be equipped like this. It is a pity that Man cannot be at the same time impressive and truthful.

There are occasions when I would rather feel like a fly than a spider.