A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Oh, I don't blame Congress. If I had $600 billion at my disposal, I'd be irresponsible, too.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.