If we cannot define stupidity, at least we can trace most human misfortunes and weaknesses to it. Its manifestations are legion, its symptoms are endless.
[John Foster Dulles] invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly.
In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial.
It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.
Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds.
"Do you want my honest opinion?" People ask. I say, "Yes," for I'm curious. So they give me their honest opinion, And I - well, I'm always furious.