Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

But the elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.

If books are not good company, where shall I find it?

If you want me to give you a two-hour presentation, I am ready today. If you want only a five-minute speech, it will take me two weeks to prepare.

A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.

Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man has a voice, brutal laws are impossible

There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.