Witty sayings, such as “DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.”
- I’m a controversial figure: my friends either dislike me or hate me.
- Learning is not compulsory’¦ neither is survival.
- Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
- A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.
- A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.
- Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
- It is better to wear out than to rust out.
- Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.
- Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.
- Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.
- If you bow at all, bow low.
- DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.
- The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
- Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
- With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
- Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves.
- Laughter is inner jogging.
- Someday is not a day of the week.
- Make service your first priority, not success and success will follow.
- I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
- Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.
- Golf is a good walk spoiled.
- When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.
- Character is much easier kept than recovered.
- If you don’t believe in something, you’ll fall for anything.