An atheist is one who hopes the Lord will do nothing to disturb his disbelief.
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success – yours or his.
An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife.
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
Perhaps nothing has changed in the course of history as much as historians.
Bargain: something you can’t use at a price you can’t resist.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
The quickest and shortest way to crush whatever laurels you have won is for you to rest on them.
It’s a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.
Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.
Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.
Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor’s noisy party than being there.
One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.
Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.
Originality is the art of concealing your source.
Untold suffering seldom is.
What makes resisting temptation difficult, for many people, is that they don’t want to discourage it completely.
The trouble with “jogging” is that, by the time you realize you’re not in shape for it, it’s too far to walk back.
Not everyone repeats gossip. Some improve it.
You are what you eat. For example, if you eat garlic you’re apt to be a hermit.
Nothing makes a child as smart as having grandparents.
One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.
And then there was a chap who meant to procrastinate some-day, but kept putting it off.
Anybody who thinks talk is cheap should get some legal advice.
Don’t be afraid to talk to yourself. It’s the only way you can be sure somebody’s listening.
One thing you will probably remember well is anytime you forgive and forget.
Conversation is the art of telling people a little less than they want to know.
