There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can’t help but smile on it. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Confess your sins to the lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
It’s not only the most difficult thing to know one’s self, but the most inconvenient. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do. — Henry Wheeler Shaw
Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since. — Henry Wheeler Shaw