I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

Good nonsense is good sense in disguise.

Sekts and creeds ov religion, are like pocket compesses, good enuff tu pinte out the direction, but the nearer the pole yu git thewuss tha wurk.

True wisdom is plenty of experience, observation, and reflection. False wisdom is plenty of ignorance, arrogance, and impudence.

Everybody in this world wants watching, but nobody more than ourselves.