"Praise the young and they will flourish."

"Everyone is wise until he speaks."

"A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing."

"Give away all you like, but keep your bills and your temper."

"Don't break your shin on a stool that is not in your way."

"You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was."

"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."

"It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman."

"To regret deeply is to live afresh."

"By trying, we can endure adversity. Another man's, I mean."

"High school wasn't a trial by fire or some ordeal that had to be survived. It was all a big joke. You just had to provide the laugh track."

"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking."