It strains a man's philosophy the worst kind to laugh when he gets beat.
Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will.
The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.
There are only two qualities in the world: efficiency and inefficiency; and only two sorts of people: the efficient and the inefficient.
Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.