The business man, in fact, acquiesces in this assumption of his inferiority, even when he protests against it. He is the only man who is forever apologising for his occupation.

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L.

The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants beyond everything else is safety. H. L.

For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end. H. L.

A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it. H. L.

The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth--that the error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when it is cured on one error, is usually simply another error, and maybe one worse than the first one. H. L.

Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood. H. L.

Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly. H. L.

In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell. H. L.

All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else. H. L.