War is wicked, beause it is murder and hate. And it is foolish, because hate and murder can only destroy people's bodies, not change their minds.

Age, with shamefaced relief, has learned the solvent quality of Time. It is this quality which makes possible the contemplation of certain embarrassing heavenly reunions.

You can't have genius without patience.

When it comes to bombshells, there are few that can be more effective than that small, flat, frail thing, a letter.

... it is curious how fatal it is, either to a situation or to an individual, or even to a name, if in an evil moment it becomes funny.

Weakness is a great bully without knowing it.

The fact is, the secret of happiness is the sense of proportion.