Love iz a weakness,--but it iz the same kind ov a weakness that
repentance iz, both ov them are creditable tew our natures.
A man iz hiz own best friend, and worst enemy.
Jealousy iz one ov loves parasites.
We kan endure vices in the young that we should despise in the
old--(pleaze make a note ov this old phellows).
Friendship iz like earthenware, if it iz broken it kan be mended, but
love iz like a mirror, once broken, that ends it.
I dont kno ov enny thing on the face ov this earth more remorseless,
than 7 per cent interest.
Thare iz a grate deal ov difference between enduring misfortunes because
we expekt to, and enduring them bekauze we are obliged to, one iz
pashunce, and the other iz mere sullenness.
When i see an old man marry a young wife, i consider him starting out on
a bust, for I am reminded ov the parable in the Bible, about new wine,
and old bottles.