Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess.
A compromise is a settlement by which each side gets what neither side wanted.
Conceit is a disease That the doctors got no cure They’ve done a lot of research on it But what it is, they’re still not sure.
Times change: it was once the custom to take a bath weekly and religion daily.
A bright eye indicates curiosity; a black eye, too much.
Life is a battle of wits, and many people have to fight it unarmed.
Consistency is a jewel, but too much jewelry is vulgar.
In Congress the majority governs, but the minority rules.
About the only time Congress conforms to the will of the people is when it decides to adjourn.
Next time a man tells you talk is cheap, ask him if he knows how much a session of Congress costs.
Congress would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted, and if Congress could give it to them.
The little boy who goes to the store and forgets what his mother sent him for, will probably grow up to be a congressman.
It takes far more courage to violate a custom than a law.
A woman is always ready to describe another woman as charming, but only if the other woman is not charming.
Charm is to a woman what perfume is to a flower.
To a teenager, it cannot be true love if her family approves of him.
The most popular form of altruism is giving to others the advice you cannot use yourself.
An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.
Many an actor does the stage more ham than good.
You can’t judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.