I Thought So is a distillation of wisdom in the classic tradition of Mark Twain, H. L. Mencken, Epictetus, Samuel Johnson, and la Rochefoucauld. If you love epigrams, you'll be delighted by the original mind reflected here. If you enjoy seeing things from a different angle, and like to discuss life s larger questions, then this is the book for you. Sample Epigrams Some people would rather lose the relationship than the argument. A good cook is adventurous-a great cook is insane. My kids have difficulties; other people's kids have problems. Wise men are often to be found at home, the world having no use for them.