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Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.:
That to be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938)
It is the sin of omission, the second kind of sin,
That lays eggs under your skin.
Portrait of the Artist as a Prematurely Old Man (1959)
Among other things I think humor is a shield, a weapon, a survival kit...
Abracadabra, thus we learn,
The more you create, the less you earn.
But please do not think that I am not fond of banks,
Because I think they deserve our appreciation and thanks.
Good wine needs no bush,
And perhaps products that people really want need no
hard-sell or soft-sell TV push.
Why not?
Look at pot.
How easy for those who do not bulge
To not overindulge!
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938)
When called by a panther,
Don't anther.
Many Long Years Ago (1945)
A young person is a person with nothing to learn
One who already knows that ice does not chill and fire does not burn...
Versus (1949)
Sure, deck your lower limbs in pants;
Yours are the limbs, my sweeting.
You look divine as you advance—
Have you seen yourself retreating?
Any hound a porcupine nudges
Can't be blamed for harboring grudges.
I know one hound that laughed all winter
At a porcupine that sat on a splinter.
How pleasant to sit on the beach,
On the beach, on the sand, in the sun,
With ocean galore within reach,
And nothing at all to be done!.
Many Long Years Ago (1945)
The song of canaries
Never varies,
And when they're moulting
They're pretty revolting.
Free Wheeling (1931)
The further through life I drift
The more obvious it becomes that I am lacking in thrift.
Good Intentions (1942)
Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave
When they think that their children are naive.
I believe that people believe what they believe they believe.
Good Intentions (1942)
The turtle trapped 'twixt plated decks
Doth practically conceal its sex
I think it clever of the turtle
In such a fix to be so fertile.
Many Long Years Ago (1945)
Indoors or out, no one relaxes
In March, that month of wind and taxes,
The wind will presently disappear,
The taxes last us all the year.
Versus (1949)
And particularly because they all observe one rule which woe betides the banker who fails to heed it,
Which is you must never lend any money to anybody unless they don't need it.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938)
Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi;
Consider the Empire and Gandhi.
Many Long Years Ago (1945)