The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.