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• For there 's nae luck about the house, There 's nae luck at a'
  There 's little pleasure in the house When our gudeman 's awa'....
• Man has always sacrificed truth to his vanity, comfort and advantage.
  He lives by makebelieve. -- W. Somerset Maugham, The Summing Up, 1938...
• The dews of summer nights did fall, The moon, sweet regent of the sky, Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall And many an oak that grew thereby.
  -- W. J. Mickle (1734-1788) -- Cumnor Hall...
• There comes a time in the affairs of a man when he has to take the bull by the tail and face the situation.
  -- W. C. Field...
• My friend Sam has one leg. I went to his house. I couldn't go up the stairs. -- Steven Wrigh
• Father was coming up the stairs with five gallons of elderberry wine, and he slipped and fell clear down into the basement.
  Fortunately, he didn't spill a drop--he kept his mouth closed....
• The following ties in nicely with another thread (What is music?
  ) All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it....
• The man who thinks he is smarter than his wife is married to a very smart woman.
• The wanderer comes to and inn. He has his property with him.
  He wins the steadfastness of a young servant....