The habitually punctual make all their mistakes right on time.

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

Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for incompetence.

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

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.

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