The average man’

The average man’
The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
  

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Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.
It is a good reader that makes a good book.
Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?
Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.
When u were born, u were crying and everyone round u was smiling.. Live ur life so that when u die, u're the one who is smiling and everyone round u is crying..
Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.
If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.
Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.
He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.
To be preparedis half the victory.