The average man votes below himself; he votes with half a mind or a hundredth part of one. A man ought to vote with the whole of himself, as he worships or gets married. A man ought to vote with his head and heart, his soul and stomach, his eye for faces and his ear for music; also (when sufficiently provoked) with his hands and feet. If he has ever seen a fine sunset, the crimson color of it should creep into his vote. The question is not so much whether only a minority of the electorate votes. The point is that only a minority of the voter votes.

All true friendliness begins with fire and food and drink and the recognition of rain or frost.

The only people who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents.

The more we are certain what good is, the more we shall see good in everything.

A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.

The classes that wash most are those that work least.

The fact is that purification and austerity are even more necessary for the appreciation of life and laughter than for anything else. To let no bird fly past unnoticed, to spell the stones and weeds, to have the mind a storehouse of sunset, requires a discipline in pleasure and an education in gratitude.