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- A stumble may prevent a fall.
- English Proverb
- A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
- Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
- A throw of the dice will never abolish chance.
- Stephane Mallarme (1842 - 1898)
- A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.
- Irish Proverb
- A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
- John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
- A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
- A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
- Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
- A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
- Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
- A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
- Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
- Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
- English Proverb
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