Nature makes all the noblemen; wealth, education, or pedigree never made one yet.

Put an Englishman into the garden of Eden, and he would find fault with the whole blasted concern; put a Yankee in, and he would see where he could alter it to advantage; put an Irishman in, and he would want to boss the thing; put a Dutchman in, and he would proceed to plant it.

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

Clothes form the intellect of the dandy.

The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.

Tears are a good alterative, but a poor diet.