1. “Times don’t change. Men do.”
2. “The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.”
3. “Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together..”
4. “It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”
5. “Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.”
6. “We may not always see eye to eye, but we can try to see heart to heart.”
7. “You can’t start at the top.”
8. “People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed.”
9. “Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don’t compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest.”
10. “If you want to kill time why not try working it to death.”
11. “It’s not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.”
12. “Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.”
13. “Give your child a spanking once a day. if you don’t know why, he does.”
14. “Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.”
15. “One of the virtues of being very young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination.”
16. “Never lend money to friend. It’s dangerous. It could damage his memory.”
17. “Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others’ children.”
18. “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”
19. “What we should have fought for was representation without taxation.”
20. “The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.”
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