We talk of wild animals but man is the only wild animal. It is man that has broken out. All other animals are tame animals; following the rugged respectability of the tribe or type.

A change of opinions is almost unknown in an elderly military man.

The old religionist cried out for his god. The new religionist cries out for some god to be his.

You can't have the family farm without the family.

It is not greedy to enjoy a good dinner, any more than it is to enjoy a good concert. But I do think there is something greedy about trying to enjoy the dinner and the concert at the same time.

It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never gotten tired of making them

There is no way in which a man can earn a star or deserve a sunset.