The weaker the man in authority... the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged.

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.

A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.

The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.

Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.

Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.

Ugliness is a point of view: an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.

Ugliness is a point of view: an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.