To say that a man is an idealist is merely to say that he is a man.

There'd be a lot less scandal if people didn't idealize sin and pose as sinners.

Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed.

Time and again, the Faith has to all appearances gone to the dogs. But each time, it was the dog that died.

Employers will give time to eat, time to sleep; they are in terror of a time to think.

There is a case for telling the truth; there is a case for avoiding the scandal; but there is no possible defense for the man who tells the scandal, but does not tell the truth

A man looking at a hippopotamus may sometimes be tempted to regard a hippopotamus as an enormous mistake; but he is also bound to confess that a fortunate inferiority prevents him personally from making such mistakes.