Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has...

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has...

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home...

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't...

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't...

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with...

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with...

The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who...

The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who...