They do say that when a man starts down hill everybody is ready to help him with a kick, and I suppose it is so.

There are 869 different forms of lying, but only one of them has been squarely forbidden. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here.

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.

Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for him; sits up nights to admire him; yes and watch over him and keep him out of trouble. He prays to him and thinks he listens. Isn't it a quaint idea.