Between the semi-educated, who offer simplistic answers to complex questions, and the overeducated, who offer complicated answers to simple questions, it is a wonder that any questions get satisfactorily answered at all.

It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall; but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall.

We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.

As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.