There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

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A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we...

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice...

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice...

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life,...

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life,...

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little...

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little...

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Love iz like the meazles; we kant have it bad but onst, and the later...

Love iz like the meazles; we kant have it bad but onst, and the later...

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal...

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal...

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can...

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can...

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.