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Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
The most destructive criticism is indifference.
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.
Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.