Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.
The greatest mistake is trying to be m ore agreeable than you can be.
The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault.
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.