The chief objection of playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) The perfect host requires the perfect parasite. Adopted from Lance Fusco. Coincidences are spiritual puns. G.K. Chesterton Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. English Proverb The higher the buildings, the lower the morals. Noel Coward English actor, dramatist, & songwriter (1899 - 1973) Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) An Irishman is the only man in the world who will step over the bodies of a dozen naked women to get to a bottle of stout. Unknown Quotations by unknown authors No one can earn a million dollars honestly. William Jennings Bryan US lawyer, orator, & politician (1860 - 1925) Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone. John Ciardi US poet (1916 - 1986) The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956) |