"The very first thing which a man has to do, in order to learn how to do a thing, is to learn how to unlearn it."

"Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to."

"Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid."

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

"I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough."