The art of governing mankind by deceiving them.

Wise men are instructed in reason;Men of less understanding by experience;The most unknowing learn by necessity. Wise men do in the beginning what fools do in the end.

Source Unknown

Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great good or evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of others.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Enlarge my life with multitude of days! In health, in sickness, thus the suppliant prays: Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know That life protracted is protracted woe.

Samuel Johnson

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

John Jacob Astor

Every woman I've had a relationship with has found this maddening the fact that I will talk about anything on the stage, and reveal all this stuff, and yet when I'm at home, I clam up and won't discuss anything intimate or personal.

Jarvis Cocker

Hurt a fly! He would not for the world: he's pitiful to flies even. Sing, says he, and tease me still, if that's your way, poor insect.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight.

Milton Berle

The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.

Max Eastman

But I can only take so much TV, because there is so much advice. I find people will preach about virtually anything - your diet, how to live your life, how to improve your golf. The lot. I have always had a thing against the Mister Know-It-Alls.

Bill Murray

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

Vince Lombardi

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Hesiod

Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn't have any barriers to it.

Waylon Jennings