The great art of writing is knowing when to stop.

If you would make yourself agreeable wherever you go, listen to the grievances of others but never relate your own.

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

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.

Despatch is taking time by the ears; hurry is taking it by the end of the tail.

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

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