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.
Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.
Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant.
Most of us are either too think to enjoy eating, or too fat to enjoy walking.
Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake.
I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable, and often impossible.