Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.