The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.

Quote by James Thurber

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All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

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.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

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.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

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 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...

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

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.

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

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

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

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

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

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

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

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

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...

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...

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

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.