Method iz everything, espeshily tew ordinary men; the few men who kan lift a ton, at plessure, hav a divine right tew take holt ov it tew a disadvantage.
The mind ov man iz like a piece ov land that, tew be useful, must be manured with learning, ploughed with energy, sown with virtew, and harvested with ekonemy.
Whare religion iz a trade, morality iz a merchandize.
Conversashun should be enlivened with wit, not compozed ov it.
The less a man knows, the more he will guess at; and guessing iz nothing more than suspicion.
Going tew law, iz like skinning a new milch cow for the hide, and giving the meat tew the lawyers.
Death, tew most ov us, iz a kind ov “farewell benefit,”—“positively our last appearance.”
Phools are quite often like hornets, verry bizzy, but about what, the Lord only knows.
Living on Hope, iz like living on wind, a good way tew git phull, but a poor way tew git phatt.
Jealousy don’t pay, the best it kan do, iz tew diskover what we don’t want tew find, nor don’t expekt to.