It is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest ideals.

Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together!

Men and women -- even man and wife are foreigners. Each has reserves that the other cannot enter into, nor understand. These have the effect of frontiers.

I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.

No one can tell me what is a good cigar--for me. I am the only judge... There are no standards--no real standards. Each man's preference is the only standard for him, the only one which he can accept, the only one which can command him.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.