Until Eve arrived, this was a man's world.

"Do you want my honest opinion?" People ask. I say, "Yes," for I'm curious. So they give me their honest opinion, And I - well, I'm always furious.

(Francis) Bacon's best known writings are his essays. They are loved for many reasons, such as their being so short.

If I ever make a hole in one, A thrill that I've never known, I won't be believed and I'll have no fun, For I'm sure to be playing alone.

There are very few humorists who have written first-rate humor after they've become elderly.

Rather than earn money, it was Thoreau's idea to reduce his wants so that he would not need to buy anything. As he went around preaching this ingenious idea, the shopkeepers of Concord hoped he would drop dead.

Until Eve arrived, this was a man's world.