Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?

If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.

You cannot find, make or understand true friendship without having enemies.

As wounded men may limp through life, so our war minds may not regain the balance of their thoughts for decades.

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.

By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.