“Acceptance is the truest kinship with humanity.”

“There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right it is the ideal American who is all wrong.”

“Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.”

“The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.”

“Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers.”

“The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.”

“When the mind wants to hope it refuses to listen.”

“Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown...”

“It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, wou...”