Silence is a still noise.

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

Genuine laughing is the vent of the soul, the nostrils of the heart, and just as necessary for health and happiness as spring water is for a trout.

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu have.