If there's any literary ability in a feller, getting fired out of a good government job will bring it out.
Nothing dispels enthusiasm like a small admission fee.
A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, an' it keeps on laughin'.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
Many a family tree needs trimming