The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization. Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity and beauty . . . . Not the least of its virtues is that it destroys basic people as certainly as it fortifies and dignifies noble people.

Whisky is liquid sunshine.

The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbors no harm.

It is the inefficiency and sham of ... our schools ... that save us from being dashed on the rocks of false doctrine instead of drifting down the midstream of mere ignorance.

I try to follow his example, not to imitate him.

I find that socialism is often misunderstood by its least intelligent supporters and opponents to mean simply unrestrained indulgence of our natural propensity to heave bricks at respectable persons.

I hope you have lost your good looks, for while they last any fool can adore you, and the adoration of fools is bad for the soul.