At the time there was a claustral monk named Frere Jean of the Hashes, who was young, gallant, joyful, good natured, dextrous, bol...d, adventurous, thoughtful, tall, thin, with a capacious mouth, gifted in the nose, a great dispatcher of hours, quite an accomplisher of masses, a quick doer-in of vigils,--to put it in a nutshell, a true monk if ever there's been one since this monk of a world first monked out a monk; moreover, a cleric to his very teeth in matters of the breviary.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The hill farmer ... always seems to make out somehow with his corn patch, his few vegetables, his rifle, and fishing rod. This sel...f-contained economy creates in the hillman a comparative disinterest in the world's affairs, along with a disdain of lowland ways. "I don't go to question the good Lord in his wisdom," runs the phrasing attributed to a typical mountaineer, "but I jest cain't see why He put valleys in between the hills."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He said "Next time can I bring my friend?" And I thought "Does he mean friend?"... And I thought "Yes he does mean friend." Which was quite bold in those days. It was the Dark Ages. Men and men. And they could still put you in prison for it. And did, dear.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in ...the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
... all my letters are read. I like that. I usually put something in there that I would like the staff to see. If some of the staf...f are lazy and choose not to read the mail, I usually write on the envelope "Legal Mail." This way it will surely be read. It's important that we educate everybody as we go along.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to judge me ill, because you would put yourself in... great peril.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I had to get him to suck them they were so hard he said it was sweeter and thicker than cows then he wanted to milk me into the te...a well hes beyond everything I declare somebody ought to put him in the budget if I only could remember the 1 half of the things and write a book out of it the works of Master Poldy yes....LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A good writer does not receive anywhere near the number of poison-pen letters that is commonly assumed. Among a hundred jackasses ...there are not ten who will admit to being jackasses, and at most one who will put it in writing.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only prete...nding, like a pig inserting scallions into its nose in an effort to look like an elephant.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »