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

Philosophy means thinking things out for oneself. Ultimately, there can be only one true philosophy, since reason is one and we all live in the same world.

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.

Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person.

The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.