In human history a moral victory is always a disaster, for it debauches and degrades both the victor and the vanquished.

Suicide is a belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives.

The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth - that error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when it has been cured of one error, is usually simply another error, and maybe one worse than the first one.

[Referring to FDR] If he became convinced tomorrow that coming out for cannibalism would get him the votes he needs so sorely, he would begin fattening a missionary in the White House yard come Wednesday.

The longest sentence you can form with two words is: I do.

The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.

A dull, dark, depressing day in Winter: the whole world looks like a Methodist church at Wednesday night prayer meeting.