One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.
From Josh Billings
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.
The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.
The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.
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