One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

That lies should be necessary to life is part and parcel of the terrible and questionable character of existence.

Annoyance is a physical malady that is in no way cured just because the annoying situation that causes it is eliminated.

Someone who does not write books, who thinks a lot, and who lives in unsatisfying society will usually be a good letter- writer.

He who seeks intelligence lacks intelligence.

Sometimes in conversation the sound of our own voice distracts us and misleads us into making assertions that in no way express our true opinions.

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.