The secret of success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching. The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Light travels faster than sound. In the long run, the pessimist may be proved to be right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. The only sharp-edged tool that gets sharper with use is the tongue.
Experience comes from bad judgment.
A good mother is like a quilt-she keeps her children warm but doesn't smother them. The only way to have a friend is to be one. A house is made of bricks and stone, but a home is made of love alone. When you help someone up a hill, you're that much closer to the top yourself. Swallowing your pride seldom leads to indigestion.