 A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast. |
| The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. |
| The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement. |
| Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it. |
| Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk. |
| Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism. |
| A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country. |
| None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married. |
| The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep. |
| The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it. |
| A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact. |
| One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself. |
| The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. |
| If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression. |
| Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising. |
| When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time. |
| The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship. |
| Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other. |
| For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone. |
| Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone. |
