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?

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

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them.

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest.

Women singly do a good deal of harm. Women in bulk are chastening.

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at.

In middle life politics are not a mental acquisition; they are a temperament.