He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

Quote by James Thurber

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If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between...

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between...

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those...

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in...

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there...

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there...

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity,...

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity,...