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I don't wear small shoes, or tight pants that squash your balls.
I don't wear small shoes, or tight pants that squash your balls.
A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an read more
A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in read more
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. read more
The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. When their substance is drained away, they will be afflicted by heavy exactions. With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the people will be stripped bare, and their incomes dissipated.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
If it does stand out [my clothing], then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.
If it does stand out [my clothing], then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But read more
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.
A witch and a bitch always dress up for each other, because otherwise the witch would upstage the bitch, or read more
A witch and a bitch always dress up for each other, because otherwise the witch would upstage the bitch, or the bitch would upstage the witch, and the result would be havoc
