The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit.
Roger L'EstrangeBy one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there's no more future left for them.
Roger L'EstrangePretences go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment.
Roger L'EstrangeIt is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone what it compares its situation to that can make anyone happy or miserable. Compare it to something better - result envy, frustration and sadness. Compare it to something worse - relief, gratitude and happiness.
Roger L'Estrange