Since God himself cannot change the past, He is obliged to tolerate the existence of historians.

To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.

The public do not know enough to be experts, but know enough to decide between them.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it - and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow.

There are two classes [of scientists], those who want to know, and do not care whether others think they know or not, and those who do not much care about knowing, but care very greatly about being reputed as knowing.

He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright.

He is greatest who is most often in men's good thoughts.