The Wisest Mind Has Something

People Are Usually More Firmly Convinced That Their Opinions Are Precious Than That They Are True.

The Soul, Too Has Her Virginity And Must Bleed A Little Before Bearing Fruit.

Children Are Natural Mythologists: They Beg To Be Told Tales, And Love Not Only To Invent But To Enact Falsehoods.

To Delight In War Is A Merit In The Soldier, A Dangerous Quality In The Captain, And A Positive Crime In The Statesman.

Before You Contradict An Old Man, My Fair Friend, You Should Endeavour To Understand Him.