Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

An old stomach reforms more whiskey drinkers than a new resolve.

A little while with grief and laughter, And then the day will close; The shadows gather ... what comes after No man knows.

The most pleasant and useful persons are those who leave some of the problems of the universe for God to worry about.

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

fire is beautiful and we know that if we get too close it will kill us but what does that matter it is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time and be bored all the while