All men are fools, and with every effort they differ only in the degree.

A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

PRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom - and of whom only - it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

The only thing constant in life is change

Man's nature, originally good and common to all, should develop unhampered.

Time to write and sing, to laugh, to listen, to discover, to cry, to love music.

I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him.

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

I definitely had creative people around me, but my parents were more just very encouraging.

Nature does not reveal all her secrets at once. We imagine we are initiated in her mysteries: we are, as yet, but hanging around her outer courts.

No wisdom that she may gain by experience and reflection hereafter, will compensate the loss of her present hilarity.