Ours Is The Country Where, In Order

One Must Never Judge The Writer By The Man; But One May Fairly Judge The Man By The Writer.

A Great Maxim Of Personal Responsibility And Mature Achievement: "do It Yourself" Is Now The Enthroned Cliche For Being Occupied With Nonessentials.

The Truly Ambitious Are Always As Busy On The Landings As They Are Breathless On The Stairs.

It Is One Of The Sublime Provincialities Of New York That Its Inhabitants Lap Up Trivial Gossip About Essential Nobodies They've Never Set Eyes On, While Continuing To Boast That They Could Live Somewhere For Twenty Years Without So Much As Exchanging Pleasantries With Their Neighbors Across The Hall.

With Intellectuals, Moral Thought Is Often Less A Tonic That Quickens Ethical Action Than A Narcotic That Deadens It.