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.

A reasonable probability is the only certainty.

Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.

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.