The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.

I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking.

I am put on my best behavior, which means the same thing as the most uncomfortable behavior.

Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother

Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.

Of all the unhappy people in the world, the unhappiest are those who have not found something they want to do.

The purpose of a short story is ... that the reader shall come away with the satisfactory feeling that a particular insight into human character has been gained, or that his (or her) knowledge of life has been deepened, or that pity, love or sympathy for a human being is awakened.