Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself? Be not over much wicked, neither b...e thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are stru...ck left-handed.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Clogged and soft and sloppy eyes Have lost the light that bites or terrifies.... There are no swans and swallows any more. The people settled for chicken and shut the door.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same--hardihood. Giv...e them raw truth.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are c...omfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »