The old saw says, 'Let a sleeping dog lie.' Right. Still, when there is much at stake it is better to get a newspaper to do it.

One holds a bottle of red wine by the neck, a woman by the waist, and a bottle of champagne by the derriere.

What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.

Man proposes, but God blocks the game.

Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?

I pity the fellow who has to create a dialect or paraphrase the dictionary to get laughs. I can't spell, but I have never stooped to spell cat with a 'k' to get at your funny bone. I love a drink, but I never encouraged drunkenness by harping on its alleged funny side.

The problem with education is school.