Heroes are very human, most of them; very easily touched by praise.
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.
To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.
Death cancels all engagements.
Only the insane take themselves seriously.
It distresses me, this failure to keep pace with the leaders of thought, as they pass into oblivion.
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.
No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.
When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.