It takes 3 girls to tow always; two to hold the rope, and the other one runs round and round, and giggles.

Fox-terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as other dogs.

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.

If he were a man of strong mind, it only gave him fits; but a person of mere average intellect it usually sent mad.

Too much of anything is a mistake, as the man said when his wife presented him with four new healthy children in one day. We should practice moderation in all matters.

What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow. I cannot conscientiously recommend it for any useful purposes whatever. All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred books," you may take this for half an hour. It will be a change.

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes; but look where I will, there seems to me always more sadness than joy in life.