Old friends, we say, are best, when some sudden disillusionment shakes our faith in a new comrade. Gelett Burgess More Quotes by Gelett Burgess More Quotes From Gelett Burgess To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life. Gelett Burgess appreciate appreciation inspirational There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness. Gelett Burgess fun being-happy happiness Love is only chatter, friends are all that matter. Gelett Burgess funny-friend love-is friendship It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones or women, swords or pens, gold or fame, the game's the thing. Gelett Burgess games play blood If thou makest a statement concerning women, lo, she shall immediately try to disprove it straightway. She goeth by contraries. Gelett Burgess makest women trying A good woman would rather be the mother of a genius than the wife of a hero Gelett Burgess wife hero mother Propose not to a woman when she hath gotten a new frock, nor when she is puffed up with victories; when she reigneth and rejoiceth in her hour of triumph, come not nigh unto her; but when she be ill or weary, when she is cast down in spirit and needeth a comforter, then be thou ready, and make thy suit. Gelett Burgess triumph suits victory I never saw a purple cow; Gelett Burgess purple hope fun Without bigots, eccentrics, cranks and heretics the world would not progress. Gelett Burgess sanity progress world A woman findeth in her last lover much of her first love; but a man seeth his next-to-the-last love, alway. Gelett Burgess lasts love men When the waitress puts the dinner on the table, the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress. Gelett Burgess food inspirational men Her heart is older than her head; yea, her emotion is the mother of her reason Gelett Burgess emotion mother heart Men like to pursue an elusive woman like a cake of wet soap - even men who hate baths. Gelett Burgess cake hate men To take the world as one finds it Gelett Burgess world Repeat not the manner of a flirtation; for lo, all the world shall hear of it, and women will taunt thee. Gelett Burgess dating thee world The temptation to vivify the tale and make it walk abroad on its own legs is hard to deny. Gelett Burgess legs deny temptation Woo her not till thou hast seen her mother, for a score of years worketh wonders. Gelett Burgess women mother years As the dog becomes thoroughbred in the laws of clan and caste; obedient, fraternal and loyal; so is the man who accepts the gentleman's code. Gelett Burgess law dog men A wedding in haste is worth two at leisure. Gelett Burgess leisure haste two A reproof entereth more into a woman of sense than an hundred compliments into a fool. Gelett Burgess women fool compliment
