"I came from a big family. As a matter of fact, I never got to sleep alone until I was married."

-- Lewis Grizzard

#Marriage Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Words are both better and worse than thoughts, they express them, and add to them; they give them power for good or evil; they start them on an endless flight, for instruction and comfort and blessing, or for injury and sorrow and ruin.”
“A man's sentiments are generally just and right, while it is second selfish thought which makes him trim and adopt some other view. The best reforms are worked out when sentiment operates, as it does in women, with the indignation of righteousness.”

Source : "Social insight rings true 125 years on" by Lee Altenberg, "Nature", vol. 490, p. 487, October 25, 2012.
“The greatest evil that one has to fight constantly, every minute of the day until one dies, is the worst part of oneself.”
“A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.”

Source : "Institutio Oratoria". Textbook by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, VI. 3. 5,
“Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink.”
“Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.”
“Our nation needs the BRAC process. No institution can remain successful if it does not adapt to its constantly changing environment. Our armed forces must adapt to changing global threats, evolving technology and new strategies and structures.”
“Among the liveliest of my memories are those of eating and drinking; and I would sooner give up some of my delightful remembered walks, green trees, cool skies, and all, than to lose my images of suppers eaten on Sabbath evenings at the end of those walks.”

Source : Mary Antin (1912). “The Promised Land”, Houghton Mifflin company

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