Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.

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Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his...

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his...

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

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.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't...

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't...

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to...

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to...

I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence...

I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence...

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things...

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things...

In life there are no winners, only assholes with Swiss Bank Accounts.

In life there are no winners, only assholes with Swiss Bank Accounts.