I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

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

Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will.

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

Early genius, like early cabbage, does not head well.

Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven't much left to do business with.