From 'the lesson of the moth': and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar lighter i do not agree with him myself i would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity but at the same time i wish there was something i wanted as badly as he wanted to fry himself

i have had my ups and downs but wotthehell wotthehell yesterday sceptres and crowns fried oysters and velvet gowns and today i herd with bums but wotthehell wotthehell i wake the world from sleep as i caper and sing and leap when i sing my wild free tune wotthehell wotthehell under the blear eyed moon i am pelted with cast off shoon but wotthehell wotthehell

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

I love you as New Englanders love pie!

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

Old godheads sink in space and drown Their arks like foundered galleons sucked down.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.