Men who have much to say use the fewest words.

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.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Pity cost nothing and ain't worth nothing.

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.

Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner.

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