The most agreeable thing in life is worthy accomplishment. It is not possible that the idle tramp is as contented as the farmers along the road who own their own farms, and whose credit is good at the bank in town. When the tramps get together at night, they abuse the farmers, but do not get as much satisfaction out of it as do the farmers who abuse the tramps. The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.

Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.

When a man asks your advice, he usually tells you just how he expects you to decide.

There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.

Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go; while you may enjoy the flowers, you may not eat them.

When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off.