It is a great deal easier for a man to find a pedigree to fit his virtues than virtues to fit his pedigree.
A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.
The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.
Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.
There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.
There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as revenge.