There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.

You can reach stupidity only with a cannon ball.

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

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Advice can be like cod liver oil, easy enough to administer but not so pleasant to take for anybody.

Ignorance is the wet-nurse of prejudice.