Damn these human beings; if I had invented them I would go hide my head in a bag.

Our Congresses consist of Christians. In their private life they are true to every obligation of honor; yet in every session they violate them all, and do it without shame. Because honor to party is above honor to themselves.

Strange is the man who practices his religion.

For all the talk you hear about knowledge being such a wonderful thing, instinct is worth forty of it for real unerringness.

I am admonished in many ways that time is pushing me inexorably along. I am approaching the threshold of age; in 1977 I shall be 142.

He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.

Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.