The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.
Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.
Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainer—for unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or edify them.
Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.
Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.
There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.