Etiquette is the grease that makes it possible for all of us to rub together without unnecessary overheating.

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

When you're the only pea in the pod, your parents are likely to get you confused with the Hope diamond.

Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it.

A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems.

There are good reasons why everybody should heed politicians' advise not to believe the media. One of the best is that the media report what politicians say.

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.