What was a lie in the father becomes a conviction in the son.

All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity.

If we have injured someone, giving him the opportunity to make a joke about us is often enough to provide him personal satisfaction, or even to win his good will.

We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.

We do not belong to those who only get their thought from books, or at the prompting of books, -- it is our custom to think in the open air, walking, leaping, climbing, or dancing on lonesome mountains by preference, or close to the sea, where even the paths become thoughtful.

He who knoweth the reader, doeth nothing more for the reader. Another century of readers - and spirit itself will stink.

Have you noticed there are no interesting people in heaven? -Just a hint to the girls as to where they can find their salvation.