The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.