If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.

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Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

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...

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

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.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist:...

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist:...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man...

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man...

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its...

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be...

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his...

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his...

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home...

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home...

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time...

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time...

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.

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.

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...

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

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...