I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say for prosperity.
I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening.
Politics makes strange post-masters.
The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son
Where ignorance is bliss it's foolish to borrow your neighbor's newspaper.