Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly.

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.

Here's one prophecy the writer can make - you'll never be rich and you'll probably be poor.

I am fit to capture a unicorn, and I should not be so questioned.

I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people.

For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia.

There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real frenzy.

I feel that whatever picture an artist makes it is in part a picture of himself - a matter of identity.

I want to be the first guy from my generation who doesn't just represent one record but the promise of a lot of them.

The West may collapse very suddenly. Complex civilizations do that, because they operate, most of the time, on the edge of chaos.

As the Chinese will tell you, history depends on your point of view.

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.