I was an old man when I was 12; and now I am an old man, AND IT'S SPLENDID!

When you're at war, you think about a better life; when you're at peace you think about a more comfortable one.

We live in what is, but we find a thousand ways not to face it. Great theater strengthens our faculty to face it.

Favors cease to be favors when there are conditions attached to them.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

There is one regard in which bullies show real perception when compared with their victims; it is their silent good-natured pleasure of the moment.

People are meant to go through life two by two. ’Tain’t natural to be lonesome.