Selfish people, with no heart to speak of, have the best time of it.
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
Morally considered, laughter is next to the Ten Commandments.
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.
Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.
As the flint contains the spark, unknown to itself, which the steel alone can awaken to life, so adversity often reveals to us hidden gems, which prosperity or negligence would forever have hidden.