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.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue
what man calls civilizationalways results in desertsman is never on the squarehe uses up the fat and greenery of the eartheach generation wastes a little moreof the future with greed and lust for riches
Not every woman in old slippers can manage to look like Cinderella
It is a cheering thought to think that God is on the side of the best digestion.