The further you get into the world the less time you have for poetry, philosophy and sentiment.
The doctor is a man whom we don't want to do any business with.
You seldom meet an enthusiast who is not a crank also.
Individually, dimensions are determined by the proportions of the observer.
The modern attitude is a contempt for economy. Conservation is a bugbear.
Your neighbor is not a freak because he does not fall in line with your way of thinking.
When you have gained your equilibrium, you usually find that it was not worth while getting mad after all.
[Transcriber's note: In "Of the Foolhardy Expedition," there is extensive quoting of a text, and the quotes are not always matched. The punctuation was left as printed.]