The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one's clothes. The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them.
Sacred cows make the best hamburger.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable. There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.