I was standing in our dining-room thinking of nothing in particular, when a cablegram was put into my hand. It said, 'Susy was peacefully released today.' It is one of the mysteries of our nature that a man, all unprepared, can receive a thunder-stroke like that and live.

What do you think of the human mind? I mean, in case you think there is a human mind.

It were not best that we should all think alike.

Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped, but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment.

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.

I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.