But old fools is the biggest fools there is.

Congressman is the trivialist distinction for a full grown man.

But they (the infantry) had no use for boys of twelve and thirteen, and before I had a chance in another war, the desire to kill people to whom I had not been introduced had passed away.

The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. It is said that leaders are readers. However if they read trashy magazines for the majority of their time and they never run with the information that they glean from resourceful books, then they may as well have not taken any time to read at all. It is easier to stay out than get out.

A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.

To gnaw on is human, towards digest, divine.

Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.