Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

A room without books is a body without soul

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.