An enemy can partly ruin a man, but it takes a good-natured injudicious friend to complete the thing and make it perfect.
The man who sets out to carry a cat by its tail learns something that will always be useful and which never will grow dim or doubtful.
A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
Frankness is a jewel; only the young can afford it.
All kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.
Never waste a lie; you never know when you may need it.