It takes a great man to be a good listener.

I know I am but mortal and so therewhilst prepare myself for death, whensoever it shall please God to send it.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.