What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Sadism is all right in its place, but it should be directed to proper ends.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.

It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to mankind.

I will give away at least half my wealth during my lifetime and after my death. In the meantime, I'll continue to grow my wealth as much as possible so that the amount I bequeath to charities and worthy causes can be as substantial as possible.

To tell you the truth, there are all these websites predicting my early death, and it's starting to work on me!