Death came with friendly care; The opening bud to heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Fascism is when corporations become the government.

History a distillation of rumor

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis for mutual cooperation.

Writing is hustling of another kind.

Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson.

Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers.

As a society we cannot seem to make peace with nature. As individuals, it's hard for us to be at peace with ourselves.

The lunatic's visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.