Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.

Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

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

A secret ceases to be a secret if it is once confided - it is like a dollar bill, once broken, it is never a dollar again.

The fools in this world make about as much trouble as the wicked do.

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

Prejudice is a house-plant which is very apt to wilt if you take it out-of-doors among folks.