Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.
Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do.
Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.
One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age.
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.