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It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But read more
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
If it does stand out [my clothing], then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.
If it does stand out [my clothing], then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the read more
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.