If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
O man, you who do not live a hundred years, why fret a thousand minutes?.
Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him.
A fire will sear and the sun burn yet more, but neither can match the ardor of a man's heart.
A man finds what he takes to be small; it will only be big again when he loses it.
Humor to a man is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great comfort.
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
The lazy man who goes to borrow a spade says, "I hope I will not find one.".
Don't judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins.
The man being carried does not realize how far away the town really is.
Throw a lucky man in the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.
The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does.
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.
A man comes from the dust and in the dust he will end--and in the meantime it is good to drink a sip of vodka.
The best horse needs a whip, intelligent men need advice, and devout women need a man.
If you praise the man who taps the palm tree, he'll put water in the palm wine.
When we have passed a certain age, the soul of the child that we were and the souls of the dead from whom we sprang come and shower upon us their riches and their spells, asking to be allowed to contribute to the new emotions which we feel and in whi...
Riches I hold in light esteem, And love I laugh to scorn, And lust of fame was but a dream That vanished with the morn. And if I pray, the only prayer That moves my lips for me Is, 'Leave the heart that now I bear, And give me liberty!' Yes, as my sw...
The recognition of his carelessness filled Mr. Lecky with fear and anger. In the dusk his eerie heart could anticipate the hours of terror which he had laid up for himself. Sounds, real or imaginary, the silences and secrets of the night, the working...
In refining their senses and aesthetic judgement, blind tasters become much more conscious of the richness not only of wine but also of other potentially complex beverages such as tea, coffee, and spirits, and, by extension, the flavours in food, the...
Time thins the cloth of memory. As the ages pass, its rich colors fade. Strong wool is beaten by the elements until the pattern of its lesson disintegrates, leaving holes in the truth it was meant to carry on. Even the stains of blood bend and bleed,...
