Every time we tell anybody to cheer up, things might be worse, we run away for fear we might be asked to specify how.

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

We deny that it is fun to be saving. It is fun to be prodigal. Go to the butterfly, thou parsimonious sluggard; consider her ways and get wise.

Remember how excited you were when you turned five years old. Today, you should be 10 times that excited. Happy 50th birthday!

There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important.

I hate the pollyanna pest who says that all is for the best.

Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.