Generalization is flawed thinking only when applied to individuals. It is the most accurate way to describe the mass, the Wad. And yours is a democracy, a dictatorship of the Wad.

We all desire to be understood, but no one enjoys being obvious.

Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - twenty times.

No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life.

Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech.

Pass through knowledge to arrive at simplicity.

Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting.

Confession is good for the soul, it empties the spirit making more room for sin.

And he recalled the ancient adage: Who must do the harsh things? He who can.

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.

Me, I say too much optimism will get you killed.

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.

Nevertheless, one learned very early that books had to be respected; they were all putative Bibles and to some small degree had a share in holiness.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

Money is how we keep the score in motor racing nowadays.

Do you think nobody would willingly entrust his children to you or pay you for teaching them? Why do you have to extort your fees and collect your pupils by compulsion?

A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.