“To err is human; to forgive, infrequent.”

Wry inversion of the familiar proverb · As commonly attributed

• Forgiveness
• Humanity
• Wit

“I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.”

Celebrating the accidental discoveries of research · As commonly attributed

• Curiosity
• Knowledge
• Learning

“Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.”

Cynical insight into the nature of political choice · Nods and Becks (1944)

• Cynicism
• Democracy
• Politics

“There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country really needs is a good five-cent nickel.”

Satirical take on rising prices and economic complaint · Remark as commonly attributed

• Economy
• Satire
• Wit

“Christmas is over and Business is Business.”

Dry observation on the return to ordinary commercial life · Column, For the Other 365 Days (1927)

• Commerce
• Life
• Wit

“Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.”

A wry reflection on nostalgia and the selective nature of memory · Quotation commonly attributed to Franklin P. Adams

• Memory
• Time