"Imitation is the sincerest of flattery."

"True friendship is like sound health, the value is seldom appreciated until it is lost."

"Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say."

"Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them."

"Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer."

"We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them."

"It's not foresight or hindsight we need. We need sight, plain and simple. We need to see what is right in front of us."

"Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself."

"A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds."

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it."

"If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."

"Washington is the only place where sound travels faster than light."