We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

I gather, young man, that you wish to be a member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when a

Old expressions are the best, and short ones even better

It is important when you haven't got any ammunition to have a butt on your rifle.

When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone.