Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.

Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better
than ten years' study of books.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better
than ten years' study of books.

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.

We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.

We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the read more

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company,
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, read more

They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company,
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste,
Shakespeare, and the musical glasses.

A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.

A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.