A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.