The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.