Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.

And this also," said Marlow suddenly, "has been one of the dark places of the earth.

Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.

A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.

No, it is impossible; it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one’s existence--that which makes its truth, its meaning--its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible. We live, as we dream--alone.

Being myself animated by feelings of affection toward my fellowmen, I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves to my mind the wide prevalence of that form of mental degradation which is called gullibility.

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.