Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
Doing menial work does not guarantee promotion.
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.'
In church your grandsire cut his throat; to do the job too long he tarried: he should have had my hearty vote to cut his throat before he married.
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher.
The coolest thing I've gotten to do in the past few years is guest star on Sesame Street.
I put my pants on just like the rest of you - one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.