Traces of nobility, gentleness and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics which are ugly. It is just unfortunate that in the clumsy hands of a cartoonist all traits become ridiculous, leading to a certain amount of self-conscious expostulation and the desire to join battle.

Flattery looks like friendship, just like a wolf looks like a dog. Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing.

Man tries to swallow meaning whole as a dog would eat his dinner.

The best break anybody ever gets is in bein' alive in the first place. An' you don't unnerstan' what a perfect deal it is until you realizes that you ain't gone be stuck with it forever, either.

When we become negative and ungrateful, it is important to remember... We have met the enemy; and he is us.

Eventually every man gotta face the problem of tryin' to figger if it's worthwhile to prove that he is himself.

What's good about March? Well, for one thing, it keeps February and April apart.