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 things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.

He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.

A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

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.

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