Men spend their time chasing a ball or a hare; it is the very sport of kings. (141)

Man is so made that if he is told often enough that he is a fool he believes it. (535)

Nothing is so conformable to reason as to disavow reason. (272)

Man is only a disguise, a liar, a hypocrite, both to himself and to others. (377)

It seems to be a law of American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic.

The climate of our culture is changing. Under these new rains, new suns, small things grow great, and what was great grows small; whole species disappear and a…

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose. He does not play cricket because it is a good game, but because it creates good citizens. He do…