My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the sodden pasture lane.

"If it were a dog, it would have bitten you already." Actual Twents: "At e ne hond was, dan e oew allange ebettene." Meaning: Said to someone who is looking for something which is right under his nose. Source: Twents Woordenbook. Twents in Woord en Gebruik.

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye.

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

I go to school the youth to learn the future.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.