Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.

A clergyman is one who feels himself called upon to live without working at the expense of the rascals who work to live.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age.

Persistence with patience and prayer pays with profits, prosperity and peace of mind.

Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them.

Nature has always had more force than education.

Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.