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(1855—1924)

English novelist

I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon and a cat that comes home late at  […]

U.S. teacher

If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.

(1915--)

U.S. businesswoman

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

Life's a bitch and then they call you one.

It is better to have loved a small man than never to have loved a tall.

(1888—1972,), New York Times, 9 October 1960

Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.

May your life be filled with lawyers!

(1547—1616), Don Quixote, 1605—15

Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

(1547—1616), Spanish novelist

I drink when I have occasion for it, and sometimes when I have not.

(1547—1616), Spanish author

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.