Saturday, 29 July 2023

Houses and Trees

 

Insulting people is a lost art:

"He had delusions of adequacy." – Walter Kerr

"I’ve never killed a man, but I’ve read many obituaries with pleasure." – Clarence Darrow

"I didn't attend the funeral, but sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." – Mark Twain

"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." – Oscar Wilde

"I feel miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." – Stephen Bishop

"He’s a self-made man and worships his creator." – John Bright

"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." – Irvin S. Cobb

"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." – Forrest Tucker

"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." – Mae West

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." – Oscar Wilde

"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening.  This wasn't it." – Groucho Marx.

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." – Winston Churchill

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