The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
Keep a cow, and then the milk won't have to be watered but once.
The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.
Wisdom that don't make us happier ain't worth plowing for.
Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.
Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.