When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.

The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.

Fun is a sugar-coated physic.

It is easier to be virtuous than it is to appear so, and it pays better.