A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time. Oliver Wendell Holmes US author & physician (1809 - 1894) The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others. Bertrand Russell British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970) The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy. Alfred North Whitehead English mathematician & philosopher (1861 - 1947) It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Sherlock Holmes) British mystery author & physician (1859 - 1930) All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership. Ann Landers US advice columnist (1918 - 2002) Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped. Groucho Marx US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977) The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. Dudley Moore English movie actor & musician (1935 - 2002) Living well is the best revenge. George Herbert English clergyman & metaphysical poet (1593 - 1633) One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person. William Feather (1908 - 1976) A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) |