There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of read more

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.

If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.

If the world will be gulled, let it be gulled.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation.

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.