"The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it."

"When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time."

"The most destructive criticism is indifference."

"The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home."

"The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it."

"A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man."

"When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck."

"Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other."

"A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact."

"If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression."

"All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into."

"A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him."

"Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better."

"Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk."

"The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them."

"The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world."

"The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in."

"The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win."

"Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism."

"Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone."

"The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement."

"Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising."

"Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time."

"To be an ideal guest, stay at home."

"A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast."

"It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it."

"When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time."

"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."

"Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing."

"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."

"The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship."

"Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up."

"A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country."

"Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it."

"None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married."

"Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time."

"If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him."

"Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy."

"There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep."

"One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself."