If we fixed a hangnail the way our government fixes the economy, we'd slam a car door on it.

After our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let's hope we haven't bought a round-trip ticket.

Strangers are what friends are made of.

Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

Courtship brings out the best. Marriage brings out the rest.

One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do.

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.