One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well.

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

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

Ours is the country where, in order to sell your product, you don't so much point out its merits as you first work like hell to sell yourself.

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice.

Doubtless a good general rule for close friendships, where confidences are freely exchanged, is that what one is not informed about, one may not inquire about.

Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.