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Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer.
No scheme pays as well as legitimate business.
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did.
The only gambling tip which amounts to anything is to keep out of the game.
Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.
If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office.
It is a matter of regret that many low, mean suspicions turn out to be well founded.
When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, "He is better off."
You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well.
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they've never had, and never will have
As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.
If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.
There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
At first a woman doesn't want anything but a husband, but as soon as gets one, she wants everything else in the world.
We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.
Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living.
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.
Good manners do more for a man that good looks.
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
Nothing pleases a woman quite so well as to look so sweet that a man wants to kiss her, and then abuse him for his impudence.
Faith may have removed mountains way off somewhere, a long time ago, but it won't remove a wart at home this week.
One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.
Indignation does no good unless it is backed with a club of sufficient size to awe the opposition.
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back.
Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.
Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman.
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
Some people never have anything except ideals.
No really sensible person ever remembers enough poetry to recite it.
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.
Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
The government is mainly an expensive organization to regulate evildoers, and tax those who behave: government does little for fairly respectable people except annoy them.
You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.
Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it.
Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go; while you may enjoy the flowers, you may not eat them.
A conquered foe should be watched.
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
No wonder the teacher knows so much; she has the book.
Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake.
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.
A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.
A reasonable probability is the only certainty.
No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.
The more wealth a man has, the louder his children talk.
Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.
If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant.
The man who insists he as good as anybody, believes he is better.
A man has a right to think lots of things he has no right to say.
No man's credit is ever as good as his money.
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.
I declare my belief that it is not your duty to do anything that is not to your own interest. Whenever it is unquestionably your duty to do a thing, then it will benefit you to perform that duty.
There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man.
Somehow, everyone hates to see an unusually pretty girl get married. It is like taking a bite out of a very fine-looking peach.
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
Most of us are either too think to enjoy eating, or too fat to enjoy walking.
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public.
People tolerate those they fear further than those they love.
When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off.
Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.
A successful man cannot realize how hard an unsuccessful man finds life.
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
How good we all are, in theory, to the old; and how in fact we wish them to wander off like old dogs, die without bothering us, and bury themselves.
A poem is no place for an idea.
Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him.
Most people eat as if they were fattening themselves for market.
One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, and on every side of a fool
One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age.
A man forgets his good luck next day, but remembers his bad luck until next year.
A really busy person never knows how much he weighs.
Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.
Every man is a reformer until reform tramps on his toes.
When a man asks your advice, he usually tells you just how he expects you to decide.
Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
