The whisper of the blood and the pleading of the bone marrow.
The man of science multiples the points of contact between man and nature.
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reform. It does not haggle over expenditures for armaments and military equipment. It pays without discussion, it ruins itself, and that is an excellent thing for the syndicates of financiers and manufacturers for whom patriotic terrors are an abundant source of gain.
As for my batting, the best part about it is I have never changed it. I have never changed my thinking, I have never changed my batting style.
In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.
It must be obvious. . . that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.
True knowledge is power; but in order to feel at home with it, we must be constitutionally qualified. And if we are not, it is likely to give the soul such a twist as to deform it forever.