A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage the country.

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The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's...

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's...

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets...

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets...

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.