A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
Most parents don't worry about a daughter until she fails to show up for breakfast.
We like little children, because they tear out as soon as they get what they want.
Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.
Knowin' all about baseball is just about as profitable as bein' a good whittler.
Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.