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

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.

In the order named, these are the hardest to control - wine, women and song.

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

Too much truth is uncouth.

I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.

There is no accounting for tastes, as the woman said when someone told her her son was wanted by the police.