A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.

A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.

The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.

The more rational statement is that we feel sorry because we strike, afraid because we tremble, and not that we cry, strike, or tremble because we are sorry, angry, or fearful as the case may be.

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.

Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty.

Man lives by habits indeed, but what he lives for is thrill and excitements. ... From time immemorial war has been ... the supremely thrilling excitement.