Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.

I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.

The workman still is greater than his work.

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.

There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.

Silence is often advantageous.