The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.

One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.

Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.

Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve.