The Truthful Man Is Usually A Liar.

The Only True Solution Would Be A Convention Under Which All The Governments Would Bind Themselves To Defend Collectively Any Country That Was Attacked.

A Heart Can No More Be Forced To Love Than A Stomach Can Be Forced To Digest Food By Persuasion.

To His Sister-in-law: What A Contrast Between Us! You Live A Warm And Glowing Life, Surrounded By Loved Ones Whom You Care For And Who Care For You; You Are Anchored In Contentment. I Drift About Without Rudder Or Compass, A Wreck On The Sea Of Life; I Have No Memories To Cheer Me, No Pleasant Illusions Of The Future To Comfort Me, Or About Me To Satisfy My Vanity. I Have No Family To Furnish The Only Kind Of Survival That Concerns Us, No Friends For The Wholesome Development Of My Affections, Or Enemies For My Malice.

For My Part, I Wish All Guns With Their Belongings And Everything Could Be Sent To Hell, Which Is The Proper Place For Their Exhibition And Use.

I Intend To Leave After My Death A Large Fund For The Promotion Of The Peace Idea, But I Am Skeptical As To Its Results.