The Archive · 1922

A Cynic in Slippers

This attractive volume closes with a brief miscellany containing some extremely shrewd bits of pro-verbal philosophy; as, for example Aman thinks he knows, but a woman knows better.

If Fortune smiles,—who doesn't?

If Fortune doesn't,—who does?

The host. is happy when the guest has gone.

'A bottle-nosed man may be teetotaller, but no one will think so.

Tf-you owe a man money, there is nothing like seeing him often.

There is no thief like a family of fine daughters.

One more good man on earth la better than an extra angel in heaven.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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