The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
You are what you are when nobody is looking.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
If you are looking for a kindly, well-to-do older gentleman who is no longer interested in sex, take out an ad in The Wall Street Journal.
Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.