Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.