Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

But goodness alone is never enough. A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.

Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.

There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized. Or even cured.