Biography is the best form of history.
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
The devil is the father of lies, but he neglected to patent the idea, and the business now suffers from competition.
A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.
Silence is a still noise.
It's not ignorance does so much damage; it's knowin' so derned much that ain't so.