A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.

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

Credit is like chastity, they can both stand temptation better than suspicion

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.