An Anniversary is an occassion on which, if you go back to the hotel where you had our honeymoon 25 years before, you might find that it is rundown, too.

Anniversary is like martinis - after a few you don't bother to count them.

An Anniversary is the yesterday you forgot to buy your wife a gift.

An Anniversary is the day on which a husband behaves as he always should.

A Birthday is a good thing, but too many can kill you.

A Birthday is like a bus, never the number you want.

A Birthday is generally celebrated in the US by having the birthday boy or girl blow germs all over a cake, and then serving it to everyone around.

A Birthday is, after 50, just another clod of dirt falling on your grave.

The Detail is the path to wisdom — Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.

The Detail is a window into infinity — To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

Detail is an obstacle — no amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Detail is risky — he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.

Gratitude is the best attitude.

Gratitude is short-lived — eaten bread is soon forgotten

Gratitude is important — A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

Gratitude is not to be expected from some people — He who raises a boor out of the mud has as many thanks as he who throws him in.