The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
A thief believes everybody steals.
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.
Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
