The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.

The actual well seen is ideal.

A judicious man looks at Statistics, not to "get knowledge, but to save himself from having ignorance foisted 'on him".

If a book comes from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts; all art and author-craft are of small amount to that.

The greatest event for the world is the arrival of a new and wise person.

There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.

No mortal has a right to wag his tongue, much less to wag his pen, without saying something.