The teacher should make a concerted effort never to lose his temper in the presence of the class. If a man, he may take refuge in profane soliloquies. If a woman, she may follow the example of one sweet-faced tranquil girl who went out in the yard and gnawed a post.

My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind.

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.

At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.

Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.

The highest happiness on earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.