There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child - and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.

A dog is much like a married man, obeying his master's voice for the sake of his master's touch.

There was never a wise saying that couldn't be made wiser by adding the words, "and vice-versa.

It's annoying to be disapproved of by people who know only half the story, especially when you're not sure which half they know.

We have a choice every day — to act on yesterday's good intentions or get an early start on tomorrow's regrets.

A true sportsman is a hunter lost in the woods and out of ammo.

A cat, after being scolded, goes about its business. A dog slinks off into a corner and pretends to be doing a serious self-reappraisal.