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

It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings.

the mind of man is capable of anything--because everything is in it, all the past as well as the future

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.