A man never reaches that dizzy height of wisdom that he can no longer be led by the nose. Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys. William Arthur Ward Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) There are two million interesting people in New York and only seventy-eight in Los Angles. Neil Simon, in Playboy, Feb. 1979 In San Francisco, Haloween is redundant. Will Durst Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower George Washington as a boy was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth - he could not even lie. Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) Beware of the man whose God is in the skies. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser. Friedrich Nietzsche German philosopher (1844 - 1900) |