When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, "He is better off."

At first a woman doesn't want anything but a husband, but as soon as gets one, she wants everything else in the world.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

A thief believes everybody steals.

The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

We are not free, it was not intended we should be. A book of rules is placed in our cradle, and we never get rid of it until we reach our graves. Then we are free, and only then.

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.