By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.

I do not resent criticism, even when for the sake of emphasis; it parts for the time with reality.

Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party

Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.

How fortunate it was for the world that when these great trials came upon it there was a generation that terror could not conquer and brutal violence could not enslave.

Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it.

A man must choose his own way of life, and…it is only by following out one’s own bent that there can be the really harmonious life.” [In an interview conducted by Bram Stoker]