Thoughts on the Merits of Work The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The best kind of giving is thanksgiving.

A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true.

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.

And it is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely.

Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem".

Great truths can only be forgotten and can never be falsified.