Mad World

“In a mad world

only the mad are sane.”

Autobiography

“Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle

for telling the truth about other people.”

Wrong Things For Right Reasons

“Sometimes we have to do wrong things

for the right reasons.”

Dream As Well As Act

“To accomplish great things,

we must dream as well as act.”

More Intelligent... More Wiser

“Every generation imagines itself to be

more intelligent than the one that went before it,

and wiser than the one that comes after it.”

Where Facts Are Few

“Where facts are few,

experts are many.”

More Light... More Contraction

“The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye.

The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.”

Language

“Language is the source of

misunderstandings.”

Idealist

“An idealist is a person who helps other people

to be prosperous.”

Little Learning Is Dangerous

“A little learning is a dangerous thing

but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.”

Colour Of Life

“One should absorb the colour of life,

but one should never remember its details.

Details are always vulgar.”

Times Like These

“In times like these, it helps to recall that

there have always been times like these.”

Wisdom

“Wisdom is what’s left

after we’ve run out of personal opinions.”

Generally & Detailed

“We think in generalities,

but we live in detail.”

Procrastination

“Procrastination is the art

of keeping up with yesterday.”

Sense Of Morals

“Never let your sense of morals

get in the way of doing what’s right.”

Wisdom & Experience

“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages,

may be preserved by quotation.”

Tact

“Tact is the knack of making a point

without making an enemy.”

A Lie Becomes Truth

“A lie often told enough

becomes the truth.”

We Would All Go Insane

“If we couldn’t laugh,

we would all go insane.”