... People were never quite what you thought they were.

We try to bring up our children so that they are protected from the world's evils, only to find we've raised a pack of innocents who seem to be about to stumble into them at every turn just from sheer stupidity!

All right, so you believe in Santa Claus, and I'll believe in the 'Great Pumpkin.' The way I see it, it doesn't matter what you believe just so you're sincere! (Linus)

One should use common words to say uncommon things

They fall for the latest isms gullibly as pups for rubber bones.

I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

Dare to be naive.