Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!

Steam engines are very human. Their very weaknesses are understandable. Steam engines do not flash back and blow your face in. They do not short-circuit and ri…

There are some men whom a staggering emotional shock, so far from making them mental invalids for life, seems, on the other hand, to awaken, to galvanize, to a…

One must choose between Obscurity with Efficiency, and Fame with its inevitable collateral of Bluff.