The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.

The modern child will answer you back before you've said anything.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form

A true friend will see you through when others see that you are through.

We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves.

You could generally inform a real close friend: when you have manufactured a idiot of on your own he does not truly feel you've finished a long lasting job.