Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either.
Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.
Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they'll be called on to do before the next chance.
The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.