The report of my illness grew out of his (James Clemens) illness. The report of my death was an exaggeration.

The average American may not know who his grandfather was. But the American was, however, one degree better off than the average Frenchman who, as a rule, was in considerable doubt as to who his father was.

The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.

Every generalization is dangerous, especially this one.

Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said.

It now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one...the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals.

Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.