And silence, like a poultice, comes To heal the blows of sound.

Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.

Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride.

The noblest service comes from nameless hands; and the best servant does his work unseen.

The preacher's garment is cut according to the pattern of that of the hearers, for the most part.

It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the fallopian tubes. Three generations of imbeciles are enough.

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master.