The very thing that men think they have got the most of, they have got the least of; and that is judgment.

Never teach your child to be cunning or you may be certain you will be one of the very first victims of his shrewdness.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

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.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.