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

Quote by James Thurber

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Let the meek inherit the earth - they have it coming to them

Let the meek inherit the earth - they have it coming to them

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

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...

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

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,...

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.

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...

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...

Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a...

Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a...

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at...

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at...

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...

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch...

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch...

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

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.

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...

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...