A man is a lion in his own cause.

You speak of my drinking, yet you don't know my thirst

Don't marry for money, you can borrow it cheaper.

Better bend than break.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Fools look to tomorrow wise men use tonight.

Give and take makes good friends.

Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.

The Devil's boots don't creak.

Twelve Highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.

A tale never loses in the telling.

To find yourself again and again, get lost in true love.

Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion.

The most damaging cognitive bias is overconfidence (illusory superiority), making leaders use their “gut” when they should be more rational.

My wife converted me to religion. I never believed in hell until I married her.

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards.

I have nothing nice to say about Chris Pratt, of course. He's probably the greatest hero of our time in real life, honestly.

The brain process that results in a joke materializing where no joke was before remains a mystery. I'm not aware of any scholarly, scientific or neurological studies on the subject.

China saves too much, produces too much, sells too much to Americans and consumes too little.

We use competitive markets to arrange for delivery of our food supply.