Dogs can bear more cold than human beings, but they do not like cold any better than we do; and when a dog has his choice, he will very gladly stretch himself on a rug before the fire for his afternoon nap.

Money is a great help everywhere; - can't have too much, if you get it honestly.

Just so sure as one puts on any old rag, and thinks nobody will come, company is sure to call.

The pain of discipline is short, but the glory of the fruition is eternal.

Why don't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women?

I b'lieve in religion, and one of these days, when I've got matters tight and snug, I calculates to tend to my soul.

Come down here once, and use your eyes, and you will know more than we can teach you.