Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?

It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing-and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little mite - that is all he did. These object lessons should teach us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that.

I wonder if God created man because He was disappointed with the monkey.

Many people have the reasoning facility, but no one uses it in religious matters.

That cat will write her autograph all over your leg if you let her.

...the circumstances and the atmosphere always have so much to do in directing a conversation, especially a German conversation, which is only a kind of an insurrection, anyway.

Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance with the Friend.