Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

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.

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...

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing...

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing...

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for...

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its...

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its...

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense...

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense...

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice...

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice...

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and...

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and...

Its important not to be embarrassed by your past. The contradictions are part of what...

Its important not to be embarrassed by your past. The contradictions are part of what...