Mankind never loses any good thing, physical, intellectual, or moral, till it finds a better, and then the loss is a gain. No steps backward is the rule of human history. What is gained by one man is invested in all men, and is a permanent investment for all time.

Humanity is the sin of God

Did not Jesus say, resist not evil — with evil? Is not war the worst form of that evil.

Wit has its place in debate; in controversy it is a legitimate weapon, offensive and defensive.

Marriages are best made of dissimilar material.

The great man is to be the servant of mankind, not they of him.

All men desire to be immortal.