Arrive Uninvited

relative

is but a grotesque caricature of oneself.

Every man sees in his relatives a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.

is a tedious pack of people who haven’t the remotest knowledge of how to live nor the smallest instinct about when to die

is people that you call on, or that call on you, according to whether they are rich or poor.

People that you call on, or that call on you, according to whether they are rich or poor

is a person we do not like because we can't stand other people having the same fault as ourselves.

is kept close by your money --- the day your horse dies and your money's gone, your relatives change to strangers

The day your horse dies and your money's gone, your relatives change to strangers

is a person who lives too near and dies too seldom.

Relatives are persons who live too near and die too seldom.

is simply a tedious pack of people who haven't got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die.

Relations are simply a tedious pack of people who haven't got the remotest knowledge of how to live, nor the smallest instinct about when to die.

is a lot like a pigeon -- they show up uninvited in your garden and eat food that isn't meant for them