Some people use half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

If you woo the company of the angels in your waking hours, they will be sure to come to you in your sleep.

Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point.

In New York City, the common bats fly only at twilight. Brick-bats fly at all hours.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.

Some men give as little light in the world as a farthing tallow candle, and when they expire, leave as bad an odor behind them.

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.