Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

I don't care how much a man talks, if he only says it in a few words.

Pride seems to be equally distributed; the man who owns the carriage and the man who drives it seem to have it just alike.

I am a poor man, but I have this consolation: I am poor by accident, not by design.

True valor is like honesty; it enters into all that a man sees and does.

The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other.

When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime.

It is a great deal easier for a man to find a pedigree to fit his virtues than virtues to fit his pedigree.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.