The man who ain't got an enemy is really poor.

Admiration is a youthful fancy will which scarcely ever survives to mature years.

Men of genius are like eagles, they live on what they kill, while men of talents are like crows, they live on what has been killed for them.

Pride seems tew be quite equally distributed; the man who owns the carriage and the man who drives it seem tew have it just alike.

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows off, you are gone anyhow.