“Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.”
Marriage“A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.”
Time“Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.”
Marriage“We have the best government that money can buy.”
Best“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”
Society“What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.”
Life“Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.”
Politics“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”
Government“Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.”
Work“I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
Death“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”
Government“A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”
Communication“When angry, count to four when very angry, swear.”
Anger“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
Courage“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Death“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
Imagination“What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.”
Good“I have made it a rule never to smoke more that one cigar at a time.”
Time“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.”
Good“It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”
Truth“It is not best that we should all think alike it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.”
Best“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”
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