One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Opinions should be formed with great caution, and changed with greater.

It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a fool, but what he does know that ain't so.

Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

Man is my brother, and I am nearer related to him through his vices than I am through his virtue.

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.