The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once…

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There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

He who hesitates is sometimes saved.

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.

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

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,...

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more

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...

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that...

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that...

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

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

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.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

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,...

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...

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours....

I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours....

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...

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.

It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all.

It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by...

It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by...

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Henry Kissinger...

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Henry Kissinger...