Just a Few TruismsMoney doesn’t bring you happiness, but it enables you to look for it in more places.
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Your conscience may not keep you from doing wrong, but it sure keeps you from enjoying it.
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Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
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Misers aren’t much fun to live with, but they make great ancestors.
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Be careful what rut you choose. You may be in it the rest of your life.
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The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
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When you see the handwriting on the wall, you can bet you’re in a public restroom.
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Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
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The real reason you can’t take it with you is that it goes before you do.
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Junk is something you throw away three weeks before you need it.
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Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were.
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A closed mouth gathers no feet.
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A man (or woman) who can smile when things go wrong has found someone to blame it on.
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A modern pioneer is a woman who can get through a rainy Saturday with a television on the blink.
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The world is full of willing people: some willing to work and some willing to let them.
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Money isn’t everything.... there’s credit cards, money orders, and travelers checks.
—From the truism collection of The Humor Bin
