To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can.

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it.

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.