Any one thinking of the Holy Child as born in December would mean by it exactly what we mean by it; that Christ is not merely a summer sun of the prosperous but a winter fire for the unfortunate.

All real democracy is an attempt like that of a jolly hostess to bring the shy people out.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

The trouble with Christianity is, not that its failed, but that it's never been tried . . . not that it can't remake the world, but that it's difficult.

What a glorious garden of wonders the lights of Broadway would be to anyone lucky enough to be unable to read.

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.

There nearly always is a method in madness.