"Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity."

"Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback; set it up on one side, and it tumbles over on the other."

"Life is too important to take seriously."

"I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done."

"A hair divides what is false and true."

"The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists of 'Ten Best'."

"Like democracy, civilization has to be willed and practice. Otherwise, society is a war of all against all, powered by individual cunning in the pursuit of wealth and power."

"Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world."

"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people."

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

"I hate the word housewife; I don't like the word home-maker either. I want to be called Domestic Goddess."

"Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement."