How empty is theory in the presence of fact!
How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it.
The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice -- and always has been.
Happiness ain't a thing in itself - it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant.
The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny
Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction.