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I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.

When a fellow says, 'It ain't the money but the principle of the thing,' it's the money.

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely.

Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.

No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it.

We're all self-made men, but not very many of us have stayed on the job.

Experience is a dear teacher but he delivers th' goods.

A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.

One of the commonest ailments of the present day is the premature formation of opinion.

We can tell that a good name is better than riches by those who prefer the riches.

Nothing dispels enthusiasm like a small admission fee.

The rich man and his daughter are soon parted.

Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.

When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it's a wonder there isn't more of it done

All I kin git out o' the Wickersham position on prohibition is that the distinguished jurist seems to feel that if we'd let 'em have it the problem o' keepin' 'em from gitten;' it would be greatly simplified

We like little children, because they tear out as soon as they get what they want.

Don't say yes until I've finished talking. - Attributed to many Hollywood executives Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed

There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn't make the mistake of trying to get together.

Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They just can't buzz any slower.