'Tis not the noisiest things that announce the direst calamities. The awful is often voiceless.
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
A kiss is the outward visible sign of an inward fever.
At twenty, men love women; at forty, girls; at fifty, themselves.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Cowards are not invariably liars, but liars are invariably cowards.
Debt is the sort of bedfellow who is forever pulling all the covers his way.
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.
Golden fetters hurt as cruelly as iron ones.
If you cannot be clever, be careful.
Love never dies quite suddenly. He complains a great deal before expiring.
Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.
Never borrow from a friend what you can buy from a stranger.
No morals are better than bad ones.
Show me one who boasts continually of his 'openness,' and I will show you one who conceals much.
Smiles are the soul's kisses.
The difference between man's love and woman's is she loves with all her heart and soul; he, with all his mind and body.
The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.
The unhappily married realize something of the awfulness of the word 'eternity.'
Things are never dull in homes where credit is plenty and money scarce.
Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.
To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction.
To weep over a folly is to double it.
Truth, to be convincing, should be specific.
Women cannot always love men who love them, but they always admire their taste.
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