Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.

We all like to see everybody make a profit... a very little.

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

The only way some of us exercise our minds is by jumping to conclusions.

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

Our laws can be friendly to those who obey them, and too often useful to those who don't.

Failure can be bought on easy terms; success must be paid for in advance