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If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.