Ignorance is the wet-nurse of prejudice.

The devil is the father of lies, but he neglected to patent the idea, and the business now suffers from competition.

Dangers are sum like a kold bath, very dangerous while you stand stripped on the bank, but often not only harmless, but invigorating, if you pitch into them.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

If you would make yourself agreeable wherever you go, listen to the grievances of others but never relate your own.

Rivalry and envy are Siamese twins.

The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.