Silence is one of the hardest kind of arguments to refute. There is no good substitute for wisdom; but silence is the best that has yet been discovered.

I do not know of a better cure for sorrow than to pity somebody else.

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.

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

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.

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

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.