If mankind were only just what they pretend to be, the problem of the millennium would be immediately solved.

It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.

Rumor is a vagrant without a home, and lives upon what it can pick up.

I hate to be a kicker, I always long for peace, But the wheel that does the squeaking, is the one that gets the grease.

To enjoy a good reputation, give publicly, and steal privately.

When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

Pyrotechnically considered, [laughing] is the fire-works of the soul.