If there's any literary ability in a feller, getting fired out of a good government job will bring it out.
I never saw an athletic girl that thought she was strong enough to do indoor work.
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.