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

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As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has...

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has...

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...

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

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.

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...

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...

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.

The less we know the more we suspect

The less we know the more we suspect

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.

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities...

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities...

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...

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

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.

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...

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...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son...

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son...