"The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them."

"Never get married while you're going to college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake."

"Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune."

"Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book."

"No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish."

"One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the night before."

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time."

"Reading is no substitute for action."

"There is always room for a man of force, and he makes room for many."

"Of children as of procreation - the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable."

"Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth."

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."