Pitty is the poorest beggar ov the whole lot. "Pitty the sorrows ov a poor old man," iz a fust rate way tew hav the dogs set at you,—better, a good deal, be a little sassy.
Generosity, az a general thing, haz more pride than kommon sense in it.
Even truth haz a ridickilous side tew it, which it iz always trieing to hide.
Sum people lose twice when they bet; they bet without enny pluck, and lose without enny pluck. Yu kant kure laziness by bribery, nor shame; the only way to kure it, is tew skare it. Laziness is one ov those kind ov things that has no memory at all, and but an indifferent reccollection.
"Early impreshuns are the most lasting"—the fust kiss, and the fust licking, cum under this hed.
Reputashun is a good deal like a bond-fire, yu hav got tew keep pileing on the shavings. If you don't the flame will soon subdew.