Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies$$$ and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends

The happy and powerful do not go into exile$$$ and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

Liberty cannot be established without morality$$$ nor morality without faith.

The longer a war lasts$$$ the more things tend to depend on accidents. Neither you nor we can see into them: We have to abide their outcome in the dark.

...when these matters are discussed by practical people$$$ the standard of justice depends on the equality of power to compel...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.

You can't hoard fun. It has no shelf life.

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

Anything is possible on a train: a great meal$$$ a binge$$$ a visit from card players$$$ an intrigue$$$ a good night's sleep$$$ and strangers' monologues framed like Russian short stories.