If you want a place in the sun, you had better be prepared to put up with a few blisters

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters

It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.

While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.