James Thurber ( 5 of 15 )
I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that read more
I loathe the expression "What makes him tick." It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.
The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for man is read more
The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for man is the more laughable of the two animals.
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months read more
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
