Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke.
No man is a failure who is enjoying life.
Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.
One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.
One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.
Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.
Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.
Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.
Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.