For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

Truth is immortal; error is mortal.

Truth is immortal; error is mortal.

One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to read more

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh, but you can never truly love someone read more

You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh, but you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry.

Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way read more

Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way -- how many pleasing things are done for you.