“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
“It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it is best to at least rearrange their prejudices once in a while
“Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven
“There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking
“As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
“Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know
“Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive
“Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who get the most out of life
“Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid