There is, therefore, wisdom in reserving one's decisions as long as possible and until all the facts and forces that will be potent at the moment are revealed.

Mr. Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right.

It may be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their minds.

War is horrible, but slavery is worse.

You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.

The press is easier to strangle than to look in the eyes.

Air power may either end war or end civilization.