“Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to meet it.”

“A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child”

“When the house is on fire good girls have to get out as well as the bad ones”

“The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win”

“Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach”

“We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced”