It strains a man's philosophy the worst kind to laugh when he gets beat.

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

Men of genius are like eagles, they live on what they kill, while men of talents are like crows, they live on what has been killed for them.

When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.

The man who ain't got an enemy is really poor.

The hardest thing any man can do is to fall down on the ice when it's slippery, and get up and praise the Lord.

A good reliable set of bowels is worth more to a man than any quantity of brains.

The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.