Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull.

I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.

Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.

The bane of Americans is overwork-and the ruin of any work is a divided interest. Concentrate-concentrate. One thing at a time.

Reputation is a hall-mark: it can remove doubt from pure silver, and it can also make the plated article pass for pure.

It is a shameful thing to insult a child.