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

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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.

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

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.

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to...

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to...

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing...

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing...

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.

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...

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...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to...

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to...

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

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.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

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.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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...

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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...