The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep…

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Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.

I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.

If you don't want to work, you have to work to earn enough money so...

If you don't want to work, you have to work to earn enough money so...

People who have what they want are very fond of telling people who haven't what...

People who have what they want are very fond of telling people who haven't what...

Too clever is dumb.

Too clever is dumb.

Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you...

Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you...

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you...

Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you...

Daybreak is one of the greatest disadvantages of living under the solar system: It means...

Daybreak is one of the greatest disadvantages of living under the solar system: It means...

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a...

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a...

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

Do you think my mind is maturing late, or simply rotted early?

Do you think my mind is maturing late, or simply rotted early?

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are...

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are...

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a...

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a...

There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that...

There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that...

That awkward moment when your teacher says 'Find a partner,' and you have no friends...

That awkward moment when your teacher says 'Find a partner,' and you have no friends...

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive,...

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive,...