Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.

When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman.

Those whose conscience demands that they defy authority in some ways that involve great consequences must be willing to accept some penalty.

True tragedy may be defined as a dramatic work in which the outward failure of the principal personage is compensated for by the dignity and greatness of his character.

The typical American believes that no necessity of the soul is free and that there are precious few, if any, which cannot be bought.

Though we face the facts of sex we are more reluctant than ever to face the fact of death or the crueler facts of life, either biological or social.

To have passed through life and never experienced solitude is to have never known oneself. To have never known oneself is to have never known anyone.