... the next war will be a war in which people not armies will suffer, and our boasted, hard-earned civilization will do us no good. Cannot the women rise to this great opportunity and work now, and not have the double horror, if another war comes, of losing their loved ones, and knowing that they lifted no finger when they might have worked hard?

experience should teach us that it is always the unexpected that does occur.

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

We must want for others, not ourselves alone.

it is harder to be philosophical when you are young.

One has to live in Washington to know what a city of rumors it is.

True hospitality consists of giving the best of yourself to your guests.