“Times are changed with him who marries; there are no more by-path meadows, where you may innocently linger, but the road lies long and straight and dusty to the grave. Idleness, which is often becoming and even wise in the bachelor, begins to wear a different aspect when you have a wife to support.” MayLongDifferentLyingSupportPathWiseWifeChangedBecomingAspectGravesIdlenessMeadowsBachelors Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
“The socially redeeming aspect of golf lies in the vast number of lawyers and bankers and managers who play it, and when you think of the damage they would do if they were at the job instead, you can see why golf courses are a wise investment for any municipality.” IfsThinkingPlayJobsLyingCoursesNumbersWiseAspectGolfInvestmentLawyerManagersDamageBankersGolf CourseRedeemingMunicipality Author:Garrison Keillor
“Eating, sleeping, cleaning - the years no longer rise up toward heaven, they lie spread out ahead, gray and identical. The battle against dust and dirt is never won. Washing, ironing, sweeping, ferreting out rolls of lint from under wardrobes - all this halting of decay is also the denial of life; for time simultaneously creates and destroys, and only its negative aspect concerns the housekeeper.” YearsLyingHeavenSleepBattleEatingConcernNegativeAspectSpreadDustDenialGrayDecayDirtCleaningIdenticalWashingWardrobeSweepingHouseworkHousekeepers Author:Simone de Beauvoir
“Among other things I think humor is a shield, a weapon, a survival kit. So here we are several billion of us, crowded into our global concentration camp for the duration. How are we to survive? Solemnity is not the answer, any more than witless and irresponsible frivolity is. I think our best chance lies in humor, which in this case means a wry acceptance of our predicament. We don't have to like it but we can at least recognize its ridiculous aspects, one of which is ourselves.” ThinkingMeanLyingChanceAnswersCasesAcceptanceWeaponsSurvivalAspectBillionsRidiculousConcentrationCampsShieldsCrowdedIrresponsibleDurationPredicamentsConcentration CampSolemnityFrivolityWry Author:Ogden Nash