Ignorance ain't not knowin' stuff; ignorance is knowin' stuff that AIN'T TRUE.

It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.

The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Building air castles is a harmless business as long as you don't attempt to live in them.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.