Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance?

We are more inclined to regret our virtues than our vices; but only the very honest will admit this.

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich.

The time to read is any time: no apparatus, no appointment of time and place, is necessary.

The newest books are those that never grow old.

Sacrifice is a form of bargaining.

Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.