 A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him. |
| There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep. |
| When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. |
| Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing. |
| The most destructive criticism is indifference. |
| To be an ideal guest, stay at home. |
| Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy. |
| Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time. |
| If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him. |
| A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around. |
| The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world. |
| The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in. |
| Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up. |
| It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it. |
| The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it. |
| When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time. |
| All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. |
| The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home. |
| Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer. |
| Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time. |
