In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It's dangerous to have to repress an emotion like that.

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.

It is the will of God that we must have critics and missionaries and congressmen and humorists, and we must bear the burden

The humorous writer professes to awaken and direct your love, your pity, your kindness--your scorn for untruth, pretension, imposture....He takes upon himself to be the week-day preacher.

The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.