If the barricades went up in our streets and the poor became masters, I think the priests would escape, I fear the gentlemen would; but I believe the gutters would simply be running with the blood of philanthropists.

I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.

If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatever.

Romance is the deepest thing in life. It is deeper than reality.

For children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy.

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility.

It is the chief value of legend to mix up the centuries while preserving the sentiment.