"Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious."

"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."

"This is the true joy in life -- being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one..."

"You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race."

"Every man over forty is a scoundrel."

"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than saying a drunken man is happier than a sober man."

"The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one."

"Fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without."

"The best mind might be the wisest mind if it were a mind alone that produces wisdom."

"In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras."

"Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy."

"There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit."