The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.

A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.

Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.