I know exaggerators of both kinds: people whose lies are only picturesque adjectives, and people whose picturesque adjectives are only lies.

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

Conventional manners are a kind of literacy test for the alien who comes among us.

... if we have a dollar to spend on some wild excess, we shall spend it on a book, not on asparagus out of season.

if you are perfectly willing to shock an individual verbally, the next thing you will be doing is to shock him practically.

The only glory most of us have to hope for is the glory of being normal.

Do you see any majority, anywhere, in this imperfect and irreligious world, admitting that the minority is precious? That any minority is precious?