Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

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

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Ittakes time to save time.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.