"The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son"
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"Many a family tree needs trimming"
"There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick."
"All the world loves a good loser."
"About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork."
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, an' it keeps on laughin'."
"Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature."
"There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it."
"Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men."
"Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt."
"I don't know of anything better than a woman if you want to spend money where it will show."
"Who remembers when we used to rest on Sunday instead of Monday?"
"Where ignorance is bliss it's foolish to borrow your neighbor's newspaper."
"The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag."
"I'm sorry to inform you that your 50 year warranty has expired on your back, knees, and memory. Luckily your lifetime warranty on your heart is still in effect. Of course, that becomes void and expires when you do."
"A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake."
"A friend that ain't in need is a friend indeed."
"If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public."
"The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening."
"The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street."