A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.

Religion is caught, not taught.

In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.

Experience proves that none is so cruel as the disillusioned sentimentalist.