Half of the results of a good intentions are evil; half the results of an evil intention are good.

To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

...one of the first achievements of the legislature was to institute a ten-thousand-dollar agricultural fair to show off forty dollars' worth of pumpkins in - however, the Territorial legislature was usually spoken of as the "asylum".

Good judgment comes from experience. And where does experience come from? Experience comes from bad judgment.

I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.