a self-made martyr is a poor thing.

Many of the men who had come to the wilderness to practice religion appeared to have forgotten its true nature.

What depresses me is the inevitable way the second rate forges ahead and the deserving is left behind.

There is only one force stronger than selfishness, and that is stupidity.

Like all born politicians, their eye was for the main chance rather than for the argument, and they found it easier to forswear a conviction than to forego a comfort.

anger and jealousy are spasms of the nerves, not of the heart.

The suitable is the last thing we ever want.