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

It's not what we don't know that prevents us from succeeding; it's what we know that just ain't so that is our greatest obstacle.

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

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.

Dangers are sum like a kold bath, very dangerous while you stand stripped on the bank, but often not only harmless, but invigorating, if you pitch into them.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.