None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results.

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

A man who will not get scared on some occasions, lacks good sense.

When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.

A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back.