The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Be sincere; be brief; be seated. The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground. The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing. I opened my mouth, then shut it, then, very slowly, I held my hands up in front of me. The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.