Of every four words I write, I strike out three.

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.

The only fight should be the fight of faith. Full force of enduring to the end of life.

Learning to forgive is the greatest way to find inner peace.

sometimes forgiving someone it's not because he's really sorry and deserved it, but because we were worthy of tranquility.

I invented the historical spy novel.

Roscoe Tanner seems to have found a way of making his service go even faster, so that the ball is now quite invisible, like Stealth, the American supersonic bomber which nobody has ever seen.

There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me.

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly.

Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, are both uncivilized and undemocratic

You cannot change the outer event, so you must change the inner experience.

I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.