The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes.

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I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

I wanted to be bored to death, as good a way to go as any.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must...

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually...

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually...

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums.

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value...

I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best...

I am not impressed by the Ivy League establishments. Of course they graduate the best...

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I...

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

Marriage is a wonderful institution...but who wants to live in an institution?

Marriage is a wonderful institution...but who wants to live in an institution?

Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.

Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...