The prophet and the quack are alike admired for a generation, and admired for the wrong reasons.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

If there is one thing worse than the modern weakening of major morals, it is the modern strengthening of minor morals.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

The world will very soon be divided, unless I am mistaken, into those who still go on explaining our success, and those somewhat more intelligent who are trying to explain our failure.