It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.
Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit.
Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them.
Listening is the only way to entertain some folks.
The world gels better every day - then worse again in the evening.
We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.
We'd all like t'vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.
We'd all like t'vote for th' best man, but he's never a candidate.
The fellow that owns his own house is always just coming out of a hardware store.
Honesty pays, but it don't seem to pay enough to suit some people.