You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

In spite of warnings, nothing much happens until the status quo becomes more painful than change.

Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one.

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

In most hierarchies, supercompetence is more objectionable than incompetence.