All gods are better than their reputation.

At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass

If books are not good company, where shall I find it?

Only he who has seen better days and lives to see better days again knows their full value.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass.

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.