When once you have got hold of a vulgar joke, you may be certain that you have got hold of a subtle and spiritual idea.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure about being quiet.

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".

Acceptance is the truest kinship with humanity.

The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is, it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed up after it had exited, but was defined before it existed.

In a world flagrant with the failures of civilization, what is there particularly immortal about our own?

Free verse'? You may as well call sleeping in a ditch 'free architecture'.