A fool will study for twenty or thirty years and learn how to do something, but a wise man will study for twenty or thirty minutes and become an expert. In this world, it isn't ability that counts, but authority.

A fool will study for twenty or thirty years and learn how to do something, but a wise man will study for twenty or thirty minutes and become an expert. In this world, it isn't ability that counts, but authority.

The emotional health of a village depended upon having a man whom everyone loved to hate, and Heaven had blessed us with two of them.

The supernatural can be very annoying until one finds the key that transforms it into science," he observed mildly... "Come on, Ox, let's go out and get killed.

I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.

Don't be ashamed of reliving your childhood, Ox, because all of us must do it now and then to maintain our sanity.

Blessed are the idiots, for they are happiest people on earth.