We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.