You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

(Cartoon caption:) I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.

A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.

I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband).

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.