The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

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If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who...

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...

Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions...

Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions...

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

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can...

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can...

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.

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

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...

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...

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...

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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.

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.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

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...

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without...

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without...

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...