A crime persevered in a thousand centuries ceases to be a crime, and becomes a virtue. This is the law of custom, and custom supersedes all other forms of law.
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.
It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.
It is a good idea to obey all the rules when you’re young just so you’ll have the strength to break them when you’re old.
