I have long been disposed to judge men by their average. If it is reasonably high, I am charitable with faults that look pretty black.

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man.

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

Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.

I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.