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.

My old man claimed that the more complicated the law the more opportunity for scoundrels.

Learning . . . is - also an end in itself.

If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ... but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong.

Tilting at windmills hurts you more than the windmills.

Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

My vocal cords lived their own life, wild and free.