Always telling the truth is no doubt better than always lying, although equally pathological.

Stay out of the court of self-judgment, for there is no presumption of innocence.

A watched child never learns.

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.

Is it my imagination, or does shipping and handling settle a box of crackers more than it used to?

An optimist is someone who figures that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's the bluebird of happiness.

The painter puts brush to canvas, and the poet puts pen to paper. The poet has the easier task, for his pen does not alter his rhyme.