When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime.

The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.

Pride seems tew be quite equally distributed; the man who owns the carriage and the man who drives it seem tew have it just alike.

I've never known an auctioneer to lie unless it was absolutely necessary.

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.

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

There's tons of people that spend a lot time watching their well being, they have not acquired time to take pleasure in it.