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

the high cost of living isnt so bad if you dont have to pay for it

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

it is better to be a part of beauty for one instant and then cease to exist than to exist forever and never be a part of beauty

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

He worked like hell in the country so he could live in the city, where he worked like hell so he could live in the country.

If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate his kind.