There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

So yesterday you fell off the wagon? Or maybe you blew your diet? Or lost your temper and shot off your mouth? Well, that was yesterday. Today is a brand-new day with a clean slate, so forget yesterday!

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.

While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.