It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institutions of private property.

We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments.

It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone and can be made as offensive as a brickbat.

Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor.

America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself.

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.