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.

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

Time knows not the weight of sleep or weariness, and night's deep darkness has no chain to bind his rushing pinion.

A man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.

It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell the truth; it is, of course, the only device by which he can deceive people.

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.

It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out.