The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem".

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

Plato was right, but not quite right.

America has a genius for the encouragement of fame.

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

...It's natural to believe in the supernatural. It never feels natural to accept only natural things.