Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity

If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.

you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.