The Notes (35 page)

W
hy can’t life’s problems hit us when we’re 18 and know everything.

E
asier to forgive someone if you get even with him first.

T
his country needs some colleges to teach everything the students think they know.

M
ost people’s financial problems are very simple—they are short of money.

I
t’s not cheaper car that people want—it’s an expensive car that costs less.

D
aytime TV—that’s a punishment employers have come up with for workers who stay home when they’re not really sick.

T
he hardest decision in life is when to start middle age.

G
ypsy fortune teller: “You’ll be poor & unhappy until you are 40.” And what then? “Nothing—then you’ll be used to it.”

N
ever start an argument with a woman when she’s tired—or when she’s rested.

W
on’t say he should be put in a mental inst. but if he was in one—don’t think I’d let him out.

R
oom bugged? every time I sneezed the chandelier said Gesundheit.

T
ime you
enjoy
wasting is not wasted time.

W
ork hard and save your money and when you are old you can afford the things only young people can enjoy.