Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.
Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.
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.
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.
Where the guests at a gathering are well-acquainted, they eat 20 per cent more than they otherwise would.