All The Wonders Of The Greek Civilization

For Works Of The Mind Really Great There Is No Old Age, No Decrepitude. It Is Inconceivable That A Time Should Come When Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Should Not Ring In The Ears Of Civilized Man.

Letter To The Committee In Charge Of The Celebration Of The Centennial Of The American Constitution. I Have Always Regarded That Constitution As The Most Remarkable Work Known To Me In Modern Times To Have Been Produced By The Human Intellect, At A Single Stroke (so To Speak), In Its Application To Political Affairs.

The Ravages Of Drink Are Greater Than Those Of War Pestilence And Famine Combined.

Men Are Apt To Mistake The Strength Of Their Feeling For The Strength Of Their Argument. The Heated Mind Resents The Chill Touch And Relentless Scrutiny Of Logic.

Economy Is The First And Great Article (economy Such As I Understand It) In My Financial Creed. The Controversy Between Direct And Indirect Taxation Holds A Minor, Though Important Place.