Every inventor is a crackpot until his idea succeeds.
There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one.
A man has a right to think lots of things he has no right to say.
Men are a good deal better collectively than they are individually. Many a man will do that privately which he will denounce in a crowd.
Good manners do more for a man that good looks.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
Probably you have noted the resemblance of the critic to the crank.
I ask you, is it the fig tree's fault that it's not the season for figs? What kind of thing is that to do to an innocent tree, wither it instantly?
Holidays do bring out the craziness in everyone. This time of year tends to being out the insanity in otherwise normal people.
Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture.