What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval.

I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.

Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.

Never learn to do anything: if you don't learn, you'll always find someone else to do it for you.

Man is the only animal that deals in that atorcity of atrocities, War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind.

None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.

When you ascend the hill of prosperity, may you not meet a friend.