Men are like bank accounts. The more money, the more interest they generate.
I've seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true.
To gnaw on is human, towards digest, divine.
A little starvation can really do more for the average sick man than can the best medicines and the best doctors.
We need not worry so much about what man descends from; it's what he descends to that shames the human race.
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.