One of your most ancient writers, a historian named Herodotus, tells of a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain with the king: in one year he would teach the king's favorite horse to sing hymns. The other prisoners wa

Pereant, inquit, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt. [Confound those who have said our remarks before us.] or [May they perish who have expressed our bright ideas before us.]

An atom-blaster is a good weapon, but it can point both ways.

There is no cure for birth and death other than to enjoy the interval.

Philosophy will clip an angel's wings.

It's not easy, being green.

To think contrary to one's era is heroism. But to speak against it is madness.

There is no doubt that my lawyer is honest. For example, when he filed his income tax return last year, he declared half of his salary as 'unearned income.'

Remembering is for those who have forgotten.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

It is not enough to have great qualities, we should also have the management of them.

It is through symbols that man consciously or unconsciously lives, works and has his being.

He that bringeth a present, findeth the door open.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?