By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
Terrorists killed a lot fewer people than bathroom falls and accidental electrocutions.
If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either.