A Speaker Who Does Not Strike Oil

Preparation Is The Be-all Of Good Trial Work. Everything Else - Felicity Of Expression, Improvisational Brilliance - Is A Satellite Around The Sun. Thorough Preparation Is That Sun.

A Father Is A Thousand Schoolmasters.

Books Are Standing Counselors And Preachers, Always At Hand, And Always Disinterested; Having This Advantage Over Oral Instructors, That They Are Ready To Repeat Their Lesson As Often As We Please.

Education Is Not The Accumulation Of Knowledge, But The Ability To Find It.

The Best Reply To An Atheist Is To Give Him A Good Dinner And Ask Him If He Believes There Is A Cook.