Patriotism is merely a religion-love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare.

How charmed I am when I overhear a German word which I understand!

The minute we get reconciled to a person, how willing we are to throw aside little needless punctilios and pronounce his name right.

Ah, if he could only die temporarily!

Now what I contend is that my body is my own, at least I have always so regarded it. If I do harm through my experimenting with it, it is I who suffer, not the state.

Virtue has never been as respectable as money.

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