Wit, by itself, is of little account. It becomes a moment only when grounded on wisdom. |
Women cannot receive even the most palpably judicious suggestion without arguing it, that is, married women. |
Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself |
Words in haste do friendships waste. |
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions |
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. |
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. |
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. |
Write without pay until somebody offers to pay |
Write without pay until somebody offers to pay you. If nobody offers within three years, sawing wood is what you were intended for. |
Yes, even I am dishonest. Not in many ways, but in some. Forty-one I think it is. |
Yes, you are right - I am a moralist in disguise; it gets me into heaps of trouble when I go thrashing around in political questions |
Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever. |
Yet it was the schoolboy who said "Faith is believing what you know ain't so |
You aim for the palace and get drowned in the sewer |