One of Wordsworth's Lake District neighbours remarked upon hearing of the poet's death "I suppose his son will carry on the business."
Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
Necessity the mother of invention.
If a man can remember what he worried about last week he has a very good memory.
He had a great sound system - but he didn't know much about fidelity.
You might try doing what my folks did. Twice a week they would go out for a special meal. . . with wine good food and soft lighting. Dad took Tuesday and Mom took Thursday.
They were married for better or worse. He couldn't have done better and she couldn't have done worse.
Ne'er of the living can the living judge - too blind the affection or too fresh the grudge.
From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night good Lord deliver us!
"So you want to become my son-in-law." "Not exactly. I just want to marry your daughter."
Love is grand divorce is a hundred grand.
Pleasure is not pleasant unless it cost dear.
You cannot always have happiness but you can always give happiness.
The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Some people talk about finding God as if He could get lost.
Why did God make man before he made woman? Because he didn't want any advice on how to do it.
Have but few friends though many acquaintances.
A friend is one who dislikes the same people that you dislike.
Forty million Frenchmen can't be wrong.