Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.

Anything free costs twice as much in the long run or turns out worthless.

Any group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together.

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

Does history record any case in which the majority was right?

Love your country, but never trust its government.

Most people can't think, most of the remainder won't think, and the small fraction who do think mostly can't do it very well.