The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth.

Not by accident, you may be sure, do the Christian Scriptures make the father of knowledge a serpent - slimy, sneaking and abominable.

For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together.

It costs more to maintain ten vices than one virtue.

The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion, and pride in self- reliance. He is led no longer by Davy Crocketts; he is led by cheer leaders, press agents, word mongers, uplifters.

Firmness in decision is often merely a form of stupidity. It indicates an inability to think the same thing out twice.

It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the idea that after all God will not help him