Aphorisms

Never resist temptation: prove all things: hold fast that which is good.

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

He who slays a king and he who dies for him are alike idolaters.

The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.

The bureaucracy consists of functionaries; the aristocracy, of idols; the democracy, of idolaters.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.

When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.

The man with a new idea is a Crank until the idea succeeds.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs a step at a time.