The test of a man's or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.