In any family, measles are less contagious than bad habits.
We come late, if at all, to wine and philosophy: whiskey and action are easier.
Throughout our lives, we see in the mirror the same innocent trusting face we have seen there since childhood.
Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.
Your best work always seems to have been done by someone else.
A bore: one who knows as well as you do what he is going to say next.