Hanging one scoundrel, it appears, does not deter the next. Well, what of it? The first one is at least disposed of.

The other day a dog peed on me. A bad sign.

Men always try to make virtues of their weaknesses. Fear of death and fear of life both become piety.

The New Deal began, like the Salvation Army, by promising to save humanity. It ended, again like the Salvation Army, by running flop-houses and disturbing the peace.

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men.

School days, I believe, are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence.

The life of man in this world is like the life of a fly in a room filled with 100 boys, each armed with a fly-swatter.