I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.
Ben HechtTrying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
Ben HechtThere's one thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die - their silence.
Ben Hecht