Faith in reason as a prime motor is no longer the criterion of the sound mind, any more than faith in the Bible is the criterion of righteous intention.

Trade unionism is not socialism. It is the capitalism of the proletariat.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.

Indifference is the essence of inhumanity.

The great secret...is not having bad manners or good manners...but having the same manner for all human souls.

Schools and schoolmasters, as we have them today, are not popular as places of education and teachers, but rather prisons and turnkeys in which children are kept to prevent them disturbing and chaperoning their parent.

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.