It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
A man has his clothes made to fit him; a woman makes herself fit her clothes.
The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.
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.