Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass.
Stars and shadows ain't good to see by.
Our lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session.
Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness.
From his cradle to his grave a man never does a single thing which has any FIRST AND FOREMOST object but one -- to secure peace of mind, spiritual comfort, for HIMSELF.