If a man keeps his trap shut, the world will beat a path to his door.

Our notion of an optimist is a man who knowing that each year was worse than the preceding, thinks next year will be better. And a pessimist is a man who knows the next year can't be worse than the last one.

There are hundreds who can stand failure to one who can stand success; the good loser is far more common than the good winner.

When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them

Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn't get anyone else to listen to.

Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.

While the work or play is on, it is a lot of fun if while you are doing one you don't constantly feel that you ought to be doing the other.