Research and writing are lonely occupations. It is easy to become discouraged in solitary confinement.

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste.

The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voices of friends and say to oneself, The work is done.

The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future.

The provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence in their form; they are organic, living institutions transplanted from English soil. Their significance is vital, not formal; it is to be gathered not simply by taking the words and a dictionary, but by considering their origin and the line of their growth.