Gather kittens while you may, Time brings only sorrow; And the kittens of today; Will be old cats tomorrow.

Song is the licensed medium for bawling in public things too silly or sacred to be uttered in ordinary speech.

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous.

Diplomacy: lying in state.

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.