One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.
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A snake deserves no pity.
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Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
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Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
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Locks keep out only the honest.
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Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave.
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Loneliness breaks the spirit.
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Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about.
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No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.
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The heart is half a prophet.
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If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
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Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble
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He who can't endure the bad will not live to see the good.
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Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.
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A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance.
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If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.
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A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
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True poverty does not come from God.
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Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
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All things grow with time -- except grief.
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If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
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The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.
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One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.
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You cannot hold your head high with your hand out.
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A half-truth is a whole lie.
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All of us are crazy in one way or another.
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Worries go better with soup than without.
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If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.
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Hope for miracles, but don't rely on one.
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A person should want to live, if only out of curiosity.
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