Mary Wilson Little

He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#become #day #devotes #hard #himself

A youth with his first cigar makes himself sick; a youth with his first girl makes other people sick. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#first #girl #himself #his #makes

If man is only a little lower than the angels, the angels should reform. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#little #lower #man #only #reform

In some parts of Ireland the sleep which knows no waking is always followed by a wake which knows no sleeping. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#followed #ireland #knows #parts #sleep

It is difficult to see why lace should be so expensive; it is mostly holes. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#expensive #holes #lace #mostly #see

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #politeness

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #one half

The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#bored #formerly #penalty #people #success

The tombstone is about the only thing that can stand upright and lie on its face at the same time. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#face #lie #only #same #stand

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#fun #having #lots #nothing #pleasure