The truly innocent are those who not only are guiltless themselves but who think others are.

Nature makes all the noblemen; wealth, education, or pedigree never made one yet.

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.

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.

Man is my brother, and I am nearer related to him through his vices than I am through his virtue.

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

Rivalry and envy are Siamese twins.