Along with being forever on the move, one is forever in a hurry, leaving things inadvertently behind-friend or fishing tackle, old raincoat or old allegiance.

One must never judge the writer by the man; but one may fairly judge the man by the writer.

Life for most of us is full of steep stairs to go up and later, shaky stairs to totter down; and very early in the history of stairs must have come the invention of bannisters.

Having disciples is in the end like having children, only not with love but with self-love preeminent.

Once you have money, you can quite truthfully affirm that money isn't everything.

The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.

The moving van is a symbol of more than our restlessness, it is the most conclusive evidence possible of our progress.