Writers Like Teeth Are Divided

You May Talk Of The Tyranny Of Nero And Tiberius; But The Real Tyranny Is The Tyranny Of Your Next-door Neighbor.

In Early Times Every Sort Of Advantage Tends To Become A Military Advantage; Such Is The Best Way, Then, To Keep It Alive. But The Jewish Advantage Never Did So; Beginning In Religion, Contrary To A Thousand Analogies, It Remained Religious.

The Best History Is But Like The Art Of Rembrandt; It Casts A Vivid Light On Certain Selected Causes, On Those Which Were Best And Greatest; It Leaves All The Rest In Shadow And Unseen.

In My Youth I Hoped To Do Great Things; Now I Shall Be Satisfied To Get Through Without Scandal.

The Habit Of Common And Continuous Speech Is A Symptom Of Mental Deficiency. It Proceeds From Not Knowing What Is Going On In Other People's Minds.