“Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.”

“Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.”

“Nothing recedes like success.”

“The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.”

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

“You speak an infinite deal of nothing.”

“They have a plentiful lack of wit.”

“Thou sodden-witted lord! thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows.”