There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.