If a jury in a criminal trial stays out for more than twenty-four hours, it is certain to vote acquittal, save in those instances where it votes guilty.

I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.

When I have one foot in the grave I will tell the truth about women. I shall tell it, jump into my coffin, pull the lid over me, and say, "Do what you like now."

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.

He that bringeth a present, findeth the door open.

The superfluous is very necessary.

God help those who do not help themselves.

Think lucky. If you fall in a pond, check your pockets for fish.