It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.
I never write "metropolis" for seven cents when I can write "city" and get paid the same.
If true, rarely beautiful. If beautiful, rarely true.
We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking.
It takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense
Our consciences take no notice of pain inflicted on others until it reaches a point where it gives pain to us.