A right rule for a club would be, Admit no man whose presence excludes any one topic. It requires people who are not surprised andshocked, who do and let do, and let be, who sink trifles, and know solid values, and who take a great deal for granted.

The corruption of man is followed by the corruption of language.

If you would lift me up, you've got to be on higher ground.

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

Who looks upon a river in a meditative hour and is not reminded of the flux of all things?

The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other.

Stay at home in your mind. Don't recite other people's opinions.