To Be Witty Is Not

Style Is The Outcome Of Constraint.

Genius Consists Of Equal Parts Of Natural Aptitude And Hard Work.

If Men Could Regard The Events Of Their Own Lives With More Open Minds, They Would Frequently Discover That They Did Not Really Desire The Things They Failed To Obtain.

Stupidity Is A Factor To Be Reckoned With In Human Affairs. The True Leader Always Expects To Encounter It, And Prepares To Endure It Patiently So Long As It Is Normal Stupidity. He Knows That His Ideas Will Be Distorted, His Orders Carelessly Executed; And That There Will Be Jealousy Among His Assistants. He Takes These Inevitable Phenomena Into Account, And Instead Of Attempting To Find Men Without Faults, Who Are Non-existent, He Tries To Make Use Of The Best Men At His Disposal - As They Are, And Not As They Ought To Be.

We Owe To The Middle Ages The Two Worst Inventions Of Humanity - Romantic Love And Gunpowder.