"Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows"
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"No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it."
"Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense."
"An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed"
"Nobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach."
"Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home."
"Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book."
"Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it."
"It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about."
"Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count."
"A sympathizer is a fellow that's for you as long as it doesn't cost anything."
"Plain spoken people get most of the recognition because folks are afraid of them."
"The worst feature of a new baby is its mother's singing."
"None but the brave can live with the fair."
"Women seem to be all right on bargains till it comes to picking out a husband."
"Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught."
"Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them."
"Only one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day."
"Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has traveled is the worst."
"I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans."