Then here's to the heartening wassail, Wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, and order the glasses around.

There has been a lot of progress during my lifetime, but I'm afraid it's heading in the wrong direction.

People expect old men to die, They do not really mourn old men. Old men are different. People look At them with eyes that wonder when ... People watch with unshocked eyes; But the old men know when an old man dies.

Another good thing about gossip is that it is within everybody's reach, And it is much more interesting than any other form of speech.

Middle-aged life is merry, and I love to lead it.

A bit of talcum Is always walcum.

Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.