A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one

A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

Th' first one t' ketch a circus in a lie is a boy

After a feller gits famous it don't take long fer some one t' bob up that used t' set by him at school

Another bad thing about "prosperity" is that you can't jingle any money without bein' under suspicion