No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

the squeeky wheel gets the grease.

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if there wasn't anything but contentment in his world, man wouldn't be any more of a success than an angleworm is

Sekts and creeds ov religion, are like pocket compesses, good enuff tu pinte out the direction, but the nearer the pole yu git thewuss tha wurk.

Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.

There is not a whole lot of fun in medicine but there is a whole lot of medicine in fun.