"the squeeky wheel gets the grease."
- Josh Billings
"Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it."
"Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed."
"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness."
"In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money cannot buy...to wit--the wag of a dog's tail."
"There is one kind of laugh that I always did recommend; it looks out of the eye first with a merry twinkle, then it creeps down on its hands and knees and plays around the mouth like a pretty moth aro..."
"Success does not consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one a second time."
"Don't put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today."
"To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while."
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."