Nothing is so ignorant as a man's left hand, except a lady's watch

Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave; it is merely a loose application of the word. Consider the flea! -- incomparably the bravest of all the creatures of God, if ignorance of fear were courage.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.

The educated Southerner has no use for an 'r', except at the beginning of a word.