While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.

Quote by James Branch Cabell

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I am willing to taste any drink once.

I am willing to taste any drink once.

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

There is not any memory with less satisfaction in it than the memory of some...

There is not any memory with less satisfaction in it than the memory of some...

Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The...

Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The...

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we...

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we...

No lady is ever a gentleman.

No lady is ever a gentleman.

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the...

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the...

Patriotism is the religion of hell

Patriotism is the religion of hell

People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for...

People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for...

There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never...

There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never...

Although marriages traditionally begin with I do, when they fail they invariably end with You...

Although marriages traditionally begin with I do, when they fail they invariably end with You...

There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate...

There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate...

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and...

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and...

It was so cold I almost got married

It was so cold I almost got married

Why do men so eagerly take the leash of marriage into their mouths as if...

Why do men so eagerly take the leash of marriage into their mouths as if...

To keep the fire burning brightly there's one easy rule: Keep the two logs together,...

To keep the fire burning brightly there's one easy rule: Keep the two logs together,...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...