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

If television encouraged us to work as much as it encourages us to do everything else, we could better afford to buy more of everything it advertises.

Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.

Getting even with somebody is no way to get ahead of anybody.

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

It's hard to see a halo when you're looking for horns.

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