The great man is not so great as folks think, and the dull man is not quite so stupid as he seems. The difference in our estimates of men lies in the fact that one individual is able to get his goods into the show-window, and the other is not aware that he has any show-window or any goods.

If you want work well done, select a busy man - the other kind has no time.

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.

The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.

Fences are made for those who cannot fly.

One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.