A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

Civilization has run on ahead of the soul of man, and is producing faster than he can think and give thanks.

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".

We lose our bearings entirely by speaking of the 'lower classes' when we mean humanity minus ourselves.

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

The men who really believe in themselves are all in lunatic asylums.