It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Russian may seem narrow-minded, impudent, or even stupid people, but can only pray for those who are against them.

Every man should ask himself each day whether he is not too readily accepting negative solutions.

I built with my own hands ... a large swimming-pool which was filtered to limpidity and could be heated to supplement our fickle sunshine.

If the present tries to sit in judgment of the past, it will lose the future.

Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind.

I'd prefer to be right than consistent.