Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other's faults.

There are very few humorists who have written first-rate humor after they've become elderly.

Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose to prove that you've got it.

There is some consolation in the fact that, even though your dreams don't come true, neither do your nightmares.

If only I kept my eye on the ball, Looking downward as does the pro there, I might not see where it was going, at all, But there might be a chance it would go there.

(Francis) Bacon's best known writings are his essays. They are loved for many reasons, such as their being so short.

I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone.