No affectation of peculiarity can conceal a commonplace mind.

There's no one as transparent as the person who thinks he's devilish deep.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Some American delusions: 1) That there is no class-consciousness in the country. 2) That American coffee is good. 3) That Americans are business-like. 4) That Americans are highly-sexed and that redheads are more highly sexed than others.

The great trues are too important to be new.