A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be read more

A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it.

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age read more

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

Truth and History involve nothing more than convincing the masses that you are right.

Truth and History involve nothing more than convincing the masses that you are right.

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, read more

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and read more

Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and eat it, too. - John Heywood's Proverbs, 1546.