Yes, my personal favorite, Dr. Johnson on second marriages, "The triumph of hope over experience."
That also describes the game of golf.
"A woman preaching is like a dog walking on its hind legs. One does not wonder at its being done well, but that it is done at all."
Or . . . "Much may be made of a Scotsman, if caught young."
Read his biography by Boswell. It's as full of his wit as a pudding of plums.