Unto each man comes a day when his favorite sins all forsake him, And he complacently thinks he has forsaken his sins.

Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.

What is first love worth, except to prepare for a second? What does second love bring? Only regret for the first.

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.

Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.

There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees, emanating from the mosses, seeping through the under currents of the soil, but you have to be willing to wait and receive.

There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats, women, and crabs.