I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage. ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Bygone troubles are good to tell. ~Yiddish Proverb
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. ~Benjamin Franklin
A brother shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams. ~Author Unknown
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. ~Albert Einstein
An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five year old. ~Carl Van Vechten
I venture to maintain that there are multitudes to whom the necessity of discharging the duties of a butcher would be so inexpressibly painful and revolting, that if they could obtain a flesh diet on no other condition, they would relinquish it forever. ~W.E.H. Lecky
Play the music, not the instrument. ~Author Unknown
When you are called to a sick man, be sure you know what the matter is - if you do not know, nature can do a great deal better than you can guess. ~Nicholas de Belleville
If you wish to hide your character, do not play golf. ~Percey Boomer
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical. ~William S. Burroughs
I could eat alphabet soup and shit better lyrics. ~Johnny Mercer, on a British musical
Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. ~Mohandas Gandhi
Of wet and wildness? Let them be left,
We look for some reward of our endeavours and are disappointed; not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts to do well. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Pulvis et umbra," 1888
For love of country they accepted death... ~James A. Garfield
Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn. ~Quoted by Lewis Grizzard in Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You
Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole. ~Author unknown, supposedly from a Washington Post reader submission word contest in which readers were asked to alter a word by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter and supply a new definition
The Bible is literature, not dogma. ~George Santayana
Self-love seems so often unrequited. ~Anthony Powell
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~Frederick Douglass
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. ~Sa'Di
One of the best things about paintings is their silence - which prompts reflection and random reverie. ~Mark Stevens
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. ~Maya Angelou
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