Overview

Every man wishes to be wise, and they who cannot be wise are almost always cunning.

The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Do not choose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.

The person with the best job in the country is the vice president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, ''How is the president?''

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said, "I don't know."

A book may be compared to your neighbor: if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early.

No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.