Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

The highest philosophers, in explaining the mystery of this world, are obliged to call in the aid of another.

He whom prosperity humbles, and adversity strengthens, is the true hero.

Silence is one of the hardest kind of arguments to refute. There is no good substitute for wisdom; but silence is the best that has yet been discovered.

Newfoundland dogs are good to save children from drowning, but you must have a pond of water handy and a child, or else there will be no profit in boarding a Newfoundland.

The dog that will follow everbody ain't worth a curse.

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.