Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.
Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."
The secret of a happy marriage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends.
Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.
The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency.
As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.