Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.

From his cradle to the grave a man never does a single thing which has any first and foremost object save one-to secure peace of mind spiritual comfort for himself.

But that is the way we are made: we don't reason, where we feel; we just feel.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.

I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but strongly interest any man who has ever been a boy. That immensely enlarges the audience.

I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.