Society is composed of slow Christians and wide-awake sinners.
Selfish people, with no heart to speak of, have the best time of it.
I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.
Never teach your child to be cunning or you may be certain you will be one of the very first victims of his shrewdness.
Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner.
The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other.