I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation.

Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small ones.

There can be no great literature in America until her writers have learned to trust her implicitly and love her devoutly.

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

Good writing is good conversation, only more so.

In the early morning on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure that he would never die.

The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.