Sorrow may be a good thing for a woman's heart, but it is a poor cosmetic for her face.

Those who have suffered are best able to help those who are suffering.

Charity that is always beginning at home stays there.

A drunkard is like a whiskey-bottle, all neck and belly and no head.

Ugliness is a point of view; an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.

You are not obliged to put on evening clothes to meet God.

Some men are like a clock on the roof; they are useful only to the neighbors.