It would take centuries and he must grow and grow and grow, but he was in no hurry--he grokked that Eternity and the ever-beautifully-changing Now were identical.

Always store beer in a dark place.

A committee is the only known form of life with a hundred bellies and no brain.

Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome.

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --

To stay young requires unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods.

But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth.