Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach
you than when you approach them.

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach
you than when you approach them.

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't
know anything about.

The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't
know anything about.

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are
developed.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are
developed.

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing
ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing
ordinary things extraordinarily well.

My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee.
Unfortunately, she was just coming home.

My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee.
Unfortunately, she was just coming home.

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.

The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.