It's no disgrace t' be poor, but it might as well be.
Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930)
Source: Abe Martin’s Sayings and Sketches, 1915
Contributed by: Zaady
There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?
Why doesn't the fellow who says 'I'm no speechmaker' let it go at that instead of giving a demonstration?
Don't knock the weather, nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
The fellow that owns his own house is always just coming out of a hardware store.
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.
Source: Hoss Sense and Nonsense, 1926
Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.