If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor.

There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.

There are those who believe that a new modernity demands a new morality. What they fail to consider is the harsh reality that there is no such thing as a new morality. There is only one morality . All else is immorality.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

It's not the critic that counts.

Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.

Hardness of heart is a dreadful quality, but it is doubtful whether in the long run it works more damage than softness of head.