Witty sayings

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.