Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.

Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

The Cincinnati policeman was using his nightstick
like a posthole digger.
(in reference to the death by ruptured kidney
and read more

The Cincinnati policeman was using his nightstick
like a posthole digger.
(in reference to the death by ruptured kidney
and other factors after the clubbing of Nathaniel Jones
by 2 Cincinnati policemen).

The best way to fill time is to waste it.

The best way to fill time is to waste it.

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all read more

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the read more

The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.