It’s better to be the rooster than the feather duster.
It is better to be likable than to be talented.
To be a naturalist is better than to be a king.
It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in.
Women are liked better when they lose.
Everything in New York is a photograph. All the things that are supposed to be dirty or rough or unrefined are the most beautiful things. Garbage cans at the ends of alleyways look like they've been up all night talking with each other. Doorways with...
Hey! look at us We're digging and digging Into stubborn, ancient earth; We're discovering Where we came from, and how we came. "but where are you going?" Hey! look at us We're learning and learning Into stubborn laws Of nature and space And non-natur...
After dinner or lunch or whatever it was -- with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what -- I said, "Look, baby, I'm sorry, but don't you realize that this job is driving me crazy? Look, let's give it up. Let's just lay around and m...
He who looks for a friend without a fault will never find one.
Before you ask a man for clothes, look at the clothes that he is wearing.
Even ugly faces are worth looking at -- and that is a great comfort for most people.
Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor.
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, look upon him as an elephant.
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
The bad man thinks that everybody looks like him.
As the wise man looks for a bridge the fool crosses the river.
If you are looking for bad luck, you will soon find it.
The path of duty lies in what is near at hand, but men look for it in what is remote.
Do not waste your time looking for soft ground to drive your spade in.
A pig that is used to wallowing in the mud looks for a clean person to rub against.
It's no shame to look into the warm spring sun and regret a lost limb.
