I have been called romantic. Well, that can't be helped. But stay. I seem to remember that I have been called a realist also. And as that charge too can be made out, let us try to live up to it, at whatever cost, for a change.

It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge.

To be a great autocrat you must be a great barbarian.

The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness.

A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway.

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.

The last thing a woman will consent to in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage.