Better ask ten times than go astray once.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.