A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
People tolerate those they fear further than those they love.
A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.
People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.
If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.