Herbert V. Prochnow

“The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.”

“A flatterer is a person who says things to your face that he wouldn't say behind your back.”

“People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.”

“An optimist is a man who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.”

“A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.”

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”

“If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.”

“There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.”

“The trouble with a fellow who talks too fast is that he is liable to say something he hasn't thought of yet.”

“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.”

“It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.”

“No man is a failure who is enjoying life.”

“Originality is the art of concealing your source.”

“A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it.”

“The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.”

“Friendship is a sheltering tree.”

“The best way to stop smoking is to carry wet matches.”

“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.”