Most men had rather say a smart thing than do a good one. John P. Kotter, Leading Change.
A good reliable set of bowels is worth more to a man than any quantity of brains.
It is easier to be virtuous than it is to appear so, and it pays better.
A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.