Progress isn"t made by early risers. It"s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

To find out a girl"s faults, praise her to her girlfriends. read more

• Thought Find Girl Faults Praise Girlfriends

If we could do away with death, we wouldn"t object; to do away with capital punishment will be more difficult. Were that to happen, we would reinstate it from time to time. read more

• Thought Do Away Death Wouldn Object Capital Punishment More Difficult Happen Reinstate from Time

If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way read more

• Thought Cannot Do Great Things Small Way

Thank Heaven! the crisis --The danger, is past, and the lingering illness, is over at last --, and the fever called ""Living"" is conquered at last. read more

• Thought Thank Heaven Crisis Danger Past Lingering Illness Over Last Fever Called Living Conquered

Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. read more

• Thought Some Slaves Scoured Their Work by Whips Others Restlessness Ambition

Belief gets in the way of learning. read more

• Thought Belief Gets Way Learning

Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash. read more

• Thought Money Truthful Man Speaks Honor Pay Cash

Delusions are often functional. A mother"s opinions about her children"s beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning them at birth. read more

• Thought Delusions Often Functional Mother Opinions About Children Beauty Intelligence Goodness Cetera Ad Nauseam Keep from Drowning Them Birth

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. read more

• Thought Supreme Irony Life Hardly Anyone Gets Alive

Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers. read more

• Thought Formal Courtesy Between Husband Wife Even More Important Strangers