There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.

Quote by James Thurber

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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...

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...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

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....

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

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.

Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some...

Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some...

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...

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

We all have faults, and mine is being wicked.

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

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

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

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

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving 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,...

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...

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

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

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

When love is deep, much can be accomplished

When love is deep, much can be accomplished

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.