Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.

Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.

The neurotic listens to weather reports about Small Craft Warnings, and he thinks: They're talking about me.

The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.

I wish I'd said it first, and I don't even know who did: The only problems that money can solve are money problems.

Neurotics dream of a good life, or a great suicide note.

Don't ask others to forgive in you a sin they're dying to commit themselves.