Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us.

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.

I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.

Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.

Friendship is not going to stand the pressure of greatly great guidance for quite extensive.

Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us.

The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.