The trouble with most of us is that we know too much that ain't so.

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie.

France has usually been governed by prostitutes

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise.

Note that venerable proverb: Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it.