No man knows he is young while he is young.

Truth, of course, must of necessity be stranger than fiction, for we have made fiction to suit ourselves.

The first two facts which a healthy boy or girl feels about sex are these: first that it is beautiful and then that it is dangerous.

I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice

Gluttony is a great fault; but we do not necessarily dislike a glutton. We only dislike the glutton when he becomes a gourmet-that is, we only dislike him when he not only wants the best for himself, but knows what is best for other people.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem.

There is only one reason an intelligent person doesn't believe in miracles. He or she believes in materialism.