When all you've got is nothing$$$ there's a lot to go around.
The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.
I am still of [the] opinion that only two topics can be of the least interest to a serious and studious mood--sex and the dead.
Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry.
WINE comes in at the mouth <br>And love comes in at the eye; <br>That's all we shall know for truth <br>Before we grow old and die. <br>I lift the glass to my mouth$$$ <br>I look at you$$$ and sigh.
There is another world$$$ but it is in this one.
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
In my experience$$$ men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. For in the very nature of things$$$ success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men$$$ while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.
The truth is more important than the facts.