Few men have imagination enough for reality.

Yet through delivery orators succeed, I feel that I am far behind indeed.

If society gives up the right to impose the death penalty, then self-help will appear again and personal vendettas will be around the corner.

When two men quarrel, who owns the cooler head is the more to blame.

Humor is one of the elements of genius--admirable as an adjunct; but as soon as it becomes dominant, only a surrogate for genius.

If you miss the first buttonhole, you will not succeed in buttoning up your coat.

The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently.