It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge a elephant, but we can’t dodge a fly.
Common sense is an instinct given to man and enough of it is genius. Smartness is measured by the level of common sense one has, not by how much educated or knowledgeable he is.
Wisdom deprives even poverty of half its power.
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess.
Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain’t handsome.
Experience is a grindstone; and it is lucky for us, if we can get brightened by it, and not ground.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
Ambition is like hunger; it obeys no law but its appetite.
Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I’d try a revolver first.
Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.
We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.
Plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream.
Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.
Don’t mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.
Some folks are wise and some otherwise.
The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.