Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.
Probably no man ever had a friend that he did not dislike a little.
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.
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
Success does not mean happiness: it means an unusual number of industrious enemies.