Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.
~ Kin Hubbard
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness, poverty and wealth have both failed.
If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.
The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
Gossip is vice enjoyed vicariously - the sweet subtle satisfaction without the risk.
An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening.
Some fellows pay a compliment like they expected a receipt.
Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
All the world loves a good loser.
Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.
Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed.
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.
No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.
A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
It isn't enough for you to love money - it's also necessary that money should love you.
There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.
The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.
Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.
