Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

Every dog has his day.

A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.

Whether it's the pot that hits the rock or the rock that hits the pot , it's the pot that will break every time

But my thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the countryman, who looked for his ass while he was mounted on his back.

Mere flimflam stories, and nothing but shams and lies.

Virtue is the truest nobility.