What a glorious garden of wonders the lights of Broadway would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read.

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.

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.

The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.

Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.

But a somewhat more liberal and sympathetic examination of mankind will convince us that the cross is even older than the gibbet, that voluntary suffering was before and independent of compulsory; and in short that in most important matters a man has always been free to ruin himself if he chose.