Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going.

An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.

Ignorance once dispelled is difficult to reestablish.

A bureaucrat's idea of cleaning up his files is to make a copy of every paper before he destroys it.

The cave-dweller's wife complained that he hadn't dragged her anywhere in months.

Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence.

Marriage is a good deal like taking a bath-not so hot once you get accustomed to it.