A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.

He is a fool that cannot conceal his wisdom.

A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.