The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

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.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

If animals had reason, they would act just as ridiculous as we menfolks do.

As in a game ov cards, so in the game ov life, we must play what is dealt tew us, and the glory consists, not so mutch in winning, as in playing a poor hand well.

It is not much trouble to doctor sick folks, but to doctor healthy ones is troublesome.

I don't never have any trouble in regulating my own conduct, but to keep other folks' straight is what bothers me.