Minna AntrimThinkers

Admiration is closely linked to flattery. Between it and flattery often flows the river of contempt.

The Cat is an animal which, when Rome burned, still expected to be fed by the emperor on time.

The Cigarette is the daintiest siren of puff and perfume.

Debt is the sort of bedfellow who is forever pulling all the covers his way.

An Epigram is a flashlight of a truth while a witticism is truth laughing at itself.

Gratitude is the rosemary of the heart.

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

Politeness is a guilt-edged investment that seldom misses a dividend.

Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.

The Sigh is the marker of the end of the drama of life, just as the wail is the marker of its beginning.