Providence protects children and idiots. I know because I have tested it.

Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in

Our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

There are many scapegoats for our blunders, but the most popular one is Providence