Mysticism keeps mankind sane. As long as you have mystery you have health; when you destroy mystery you create morbidity.

Every man speaks of public opinion, and means by public opinion, public opinion minus his opinion.

We are learning to do a great many clever things. The next great task will be to learn not to do them.

Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate.

Gratitude produced the most purely joyful moments that have been known to man.

We talk of wild animals, but the wildest animal is man.

Only poor men get hanged.