To enjoy a good reputation, give publicly, and steal privately.

Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job.

There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as revenge.

When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.