But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.

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It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were...

It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were...

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without...

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without...

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy...

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy...

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can...

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can...

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes;...

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes;...

It is always good policy to tell the truth unless of course you are an...

It is always good policy to tell the truth unless of course you are an...

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

We drink one another's health and spoil our own.

We drink one another's health and spoil our own.

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the...

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the...

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow...

We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow...

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want...

I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want...