I Use Old Quotes And No One Knows

"A cynic is a man who,  when he smells flowers,  looks around for a coffin"

"Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends".
H.L. Mencken

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.
We are spiritual beings having a human experience"

Among the benefits of reading and getting older is throwing out old quotes. There are instances where people know the origins of some of the things I say, but usually only if it is a movie from the last ten years. Otherwise, I am free...

"The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others".
Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin S.J.

"We are one, after all, you and I,
Together we suffer, 
together exist, 
and forever will recreate each other"
Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin S.J.

"It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only".
William Blake

Commenting on a hotel the Yankees had just stayed at:

"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase"

"Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy".
Ludwig Bome

The man in the picture representing this group is someone I quote from, or refer to, quite a bit. He created some of the greatest lines ever delivered in the English language.

Here is one adapted from the 1930s, I think.  Can you guess which very funny guy was responsible for the original?EP Link#6580075

"I was angry with my friend: ..I told my wrath....my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:...I told it not....my wrath did grow".
William Blake