One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

All that alcohol does for them is to liberate the sense of sin, which reason suppresses in saner moments.

Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Improvements enable adapting to new situations.

It isn't very logical to live my life on goundless supposition. I have to assume the truth of the moment is the truth of the future. - Leah

A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.

I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

You have to understand that nothing appeals to everybody.

Bigotry is the sacred disease, and self-conceit tells lies.

No bodyguard can ever protect us from the gossips; because in the case of gossip, we are beaten in our absence!

I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it.

The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.