It's not ignorance does so much damage; it's knowin' so derned much that ain't so.
Satire that is seasonable and just is often more effectual than law or gospel.
Hunting after happiness is like hunting after a lost sheep in the wilderness--when you find it, the chances are that it is a skeleton.
Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.
Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.
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.