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.

Wisdom that don't make us happier ain't worth plowing for.

It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a fool, but what he does know that ain't so.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

When good-natured people leave us we look forward with extra pleasure to their return.

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.

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.