People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.

To downgrade the human mind is bad theology.

I am not fighting a hopeless fight. People who have fought in real fights don't, as a rule.

There are a great many good people, and a great many sane people here this afternoon. Unfortunately, by a kind of coincidence, all the good people are mad, and all the sane people are wicked.

Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back.

The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice.