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

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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...

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...

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,...

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living...

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living...

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors

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.

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

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

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...

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...

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced...

Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced...

It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent...

It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent...

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

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

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

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

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

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could...

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could...