Let the dead bury their dead. ~Matthew 8:22
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1858
In my age, as in my youth, night brings me many a deep remorse. I realize that from the cradle up I have been like the rest of the race - never quite sane in the night. ~Mark Twain
You can't hide your true colours as you approach the autumn of your life. ~Author Unknown
Fear cannot give us the adrenaline to push forward until we realize it is the fear in us that holds us back. ~J Beard, @promoterofpeace
Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five. ~Pam Brown
If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength. ~Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld
There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn. ~Paul Clitheroe
May love and light fill your home and heart at Hanukkah. ~Author Unknown
Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover. ~The Simpsons by Matt Groening, spoken by the character Homer Simpson
There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true. ~Winston Churchill There are always three sides to every story: your side, the other side, and the truth. ~Author Unknown
I wondher why ye can always read a doctor's bill an' ye niver can read his purscription. ~Finley Peter Dunne
There's nothing certain in a man's life except this: That he must lose it. ~Aeschylus, Agamemnon
My heaviness comes from the heights. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and - when played well, nourishes the wallet. ~Lou Krieger
Women flirt to keep their stock high, men to get somewhere. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
A man loses his illusions first, his teeth second, and his follies last. ~Helen Rowland
You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. ~The Simpsons by Matt Groening, spoken by the character Homer Simpson
Charm is... a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. ~Albert Camus, The Fall, 1956
I take it as a prime cause of the present confusion of society that it is too sickly and too doubtful to use pleasure frankly as a test of value. ~Rebecca West
Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. ~Colin Sautar
After a girl is grown, her little brothers - now her protectors - seem like big brothers. ~Astrid Alauda
Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow. ~Edward Sandford Martin
When you dig another out of their troubles, you find a place to bury your own. ~Author Unknown
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