For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.

A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer.

People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.

When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.