No man is so idle that he cannot rouse himself just enough to get in the way of a busy person.

A nod, a bow, and a tip of the lid to the person who coulda and shoulda and did.

What if man were required to educate his children without the help of talking animals.

If we would see others as they see themselves, our shyness would soon become compassion.

If man were relieved of all superstition, and all prejudice, and had replaced these with a keen sensitivity to his real environment, and moreover had achieved a level of communication so simplified that one syllable could express his every thought, then he would have achieved the level of intelligence already achieved by his dog.

The hardest thing about reality is returning to it after an hour inside your child's mind.

The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them.