Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.

You need that guy like a giraffe needs strep throat.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.” Then repeat to yourself the most comforting of all words , “This too shall pass.”

Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie.

Women's magazines continue to print 'helpful' articles on How to Hang on to Your Husband while thousands of wives write to me and complain that 'hanging is too good for 'em.

Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.