If God spare my life$$$ ere many years I will cause a boy who drives a plough to know more of the scriptures than you do.

Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it.

What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so.

I don't like to commit myself about Heaven and Hell$$$ you see$$$ I have friends in both places.

The more things are forbidden$$$ the more popular they become.

The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.

It's not what you don't know that kills you$$$ it's what you know for sure that ain't true.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession$$$ and therefore are economical in its use.

I couldn't bear to think about it; and yet$$$ somehow$$$ I couldn't think about nothing else.

A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.