"Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards."

"A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."

"That old saw about the early bird just proves that the worm should have stayed in bed."

"If a country can't save itself through the volunteer service of its own free people, then I say: Let the damned thing go down the drain!"

"Specialization is for insects."

"The man who follows the crowd will get no farther than the crowd. A man who walks alone is likely to get places no one has ever been before."

"Most people are good. They may not be saints, but they are good."

"To compare is not to improve."

"One must need to be strong, else one will never become strong."

"The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another."

"I have made this letter long because i have not the time to make it shorter."