"To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom."

"Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway."

"Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace."

"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

"A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join."

"Life in abundance comes only through great love."

"Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child."

"He who allows himself to be insulted, deserves to be."

"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him."

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."

"A sense of humor is just common sense dancing."

"These are the times that try men's souls."