We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.

There is something frightful in the way in which not only characteristic qualities, but particular manifestations of them, are repeated from generation to generation.

Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods.

To rest upon a formula is a slumber that, prolonged, means death.

It is very grand to die in harness, but it is very pleasant to have the tight straps unbuckled and the heavy collar lifted from the neck and shoulders.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

The worst of a modern stylish mansion is that it has no place for ghosts.