Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don't be fooled by this absurd law; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him.

Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?

We can't reach old age by another man's road.

Indeed, none but the Deity can tell what is good luck and what is bad before the returns are all in.

The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.

All human rules are more or less idiotic.

What marriage is to morality, a properly conducted licensed liquor traffic is to sobriety.