As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.

Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. Happiness is a direction, not a place.

The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes them a mother - which is as absurd as believing that having a piano makes one a musician.

History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.

Many married couples separate because they quarrel incessantly, but just as many separate because they were never honest enough or courageous enough to quarrel when they should have.