As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of science, all he proved by his gaudy flight across the Atlantic was that God takes care of those who have been so fortunate as to come into the world foolish. Expressing skepticism that adventure does not necessarily contribute to scientific knowledge.

The double standard of morality will survive in this world so long as the woman whose husband has been lured away is favoured with the sympathetic tears of other women, and a man whose wife has made off is laughed at by other men.

During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon useless and evil things than would suffice to run the kingdom of Denmark for a year.

The essence of self-fulfillment and autonomous culture is an unshakable egotism.

I'm ombibulous. I drink every known alcoholic drink and enjoy them all.

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.

The great secret of happiness in love is to be glad that the other fellow married her.