I don't care how much a man talks, if he only says it in a few words.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.

Too many individuals are like Shakespeare's definition of "echo,"--babbling gossips of the air.