Rather than earn money, it was Thoreau's idea to reduce his wants so that he would not need to buy anything. As he went around preaching this ingenious idea, the shopkeepers of Concord hoped he would drop dead.

[John Foster Dulles] invented Brinkmanship, the most popular game since Monopoly.

Of late I appear To have reached that stage When people who look old Who are only my age.

Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds.

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.

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.

Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose to prove that you've got it.