Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - read more

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain read more

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch.

Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained read more

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a read more

You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a bald spot.

It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting read more

It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous
judgment.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous
judgment.