Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.