When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten times compounded, and then throw both letters in the wastebasket.

A person born with an instinct for poverty.

The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.

The secret of salvation is this: keep sweet, be useful, and keep busy.

The woman who cannot tell a lie in defense of her husband, is unworthy of the name of wife.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.