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A woman's preaching...

A woman's preaching...

A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it...

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When a girl...

When a girl...

When a girl marries she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.

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Golf is the...

Golf is the...

Golf is the most useless outdoor game ever devised to waste the time and try the spirit of...

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To know your...

To know your...

To know your place is a good idea in politics. That is not to say stay in your place or hang on to your place, because...

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[Chowder] breathes reassurance....

[Chowder] breathes reassurance....

[Chowder] breathes reassurance. It steams consolation.

Source: In Right for the...

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If you just...

If you just...

If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot yourself in the...

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There are so...

There are so...

There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing...

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But if he...

But if he...

But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves our houses...

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George the First...

George the First...

George the First knew nothing, and desired to know nothing; did nothing, and desired to do nothing; and the only good...

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The cynics are...

The cynics are...

The cynics are right nine times out of ten.

Source: In

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I cannot think...

I cannot think...

I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.

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The only good...

The only good...

The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or...

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It is not...

It is not...

It is not sex that gives the pleasure, but the lover.

Source: In Webster's...

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Middle age snuffs...

Middle age snuffs...

Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does.

Source: In...

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Men, being conditioned...

Men, being conditioned...

Men, being conditioned badly, are always feeling nooses closing around their necks, even dumpy boors no girl would...

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Interpretation is the...

Interpretation is the...

Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art.

Source: Against...

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Journalism is in...

Journalism is in...

Journalism is in fact history on the run.

Source: The Waist-High Culture,...

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A full-dressed ecclesiastic...

A full-dressed ecclesiastic...

A full-dressed ecclesiastic is a sort of go-cart of divinity; an ethical automaton. A clerical prig is, in general, a...

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The most learned...

The most learned...

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

Source: In

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The public have...

The public have...

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

Source: In

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