Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.
When a woman says, 'I don't wish to mention any names', it means it ain't necessary to mention any names.
It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.
Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.
A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.
It used to be that a fellow went on the police force when everything else failed, but today he goes in the advertising game.