Aphorisms

When you hear the beat of hooves think of horses not zebras.

You can do anything you like as long as you don’t want the credit for it.

If you only find one disease in an old person, you’re missing something.

Capitalism makes it possible for some people, sometimes, to do things that the collective does not want done; that's what makes it so unacceptable.

A gentleman is someone who never picks his nose even when he is alone.

An aphorism is a witty response thought up the day after it was needed.

It’s terrible to get old but the alternative is worse.

Don't let your worries get the best of you; remember, Moses started out as a basket case.

Many folks want to serve God, but only as his advisers.

If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.

Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.

Until you come to terms with your own death you can’t talk to anyone else about theirs.

Every journey begins with a single step; every cancer begins with a single cell.

Great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Keep no record of wrongs; there can be no forgiving without forgetting.

I cannot write long books; I leave that for those people who have nothing to say.

In an autocracy, one person has his way; in an aristocracy, a few people have their way; in a democracy, no one has his way.