Maxioms by Don Marquis
The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to read more
The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to do I can't, And what I have to do I hate.
Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.
Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.
It has been my observation and experience, and that of my family, that nothing human works out well.
It has been my observation and experience, and that of my family, that nothing human works out well.
When chickens quit quarrelling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them. I wonder read more
When chickens quit quarrelling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of them. I wonder if it might not be the same with the human race.