All good things arrive unto them that wait - and don't die in the meantime.

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

The laws of Nature take precedence of all human laws. The purpose of all human laws is one - to defeat the laws of Nature. This is the case among all the nations, both civilized and savage. It is a grotesquerie, but when the human race is not grotesque it is because it is asleep and losing its opportunity.

A good lawyer knows the law; a clever one takes the judge to lunch.

There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.

Where prejudice exists it always discolors our thoughts.

A sound heart is a surer guide than an ill-trained conscience.