It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.