A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justice, judge or vicar.

Prudence, like experience, must be paid for.

A readiness to resent injuries is a virtue only in those who are slow to injure.

Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen, And here 's to the housewife that 's thrifty! Let the toast pass; Drink to the lass; I 'll warrant she 'll prove an excuse for the glass.

There's only one truth about war: people die.

Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge; it blossoms through the year. And depend on it that they who are so fond of handling the leaves, will long for the fruit at last.

To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief.