A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

No matter how enmeshed a commander becomes in the elaboration of his own thoughts, it is sometimes necessary to take the enemy into account.

Eating words has never given me indigestion.

The influence exercised over the human mind by apt analogies is and has always been immense. Whether they translate an established truth into simple language or whether they adventurously aspire to reveal the unknown, they are among the most formidable weapons of the rhetorician.

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

The chief aim of wisdom is to enable one to bear with the stupidity of the ignorant.

Everybody stumbles across a golden opportunity at least once in a lifetime. Unfortunately most people just pick themselves up, dust themselves down, and walk away from it.