Richard Willard Armour (July 15, 1906 – February 28, 1989) was an American poet and author who wrote more than 65 books.
How I love to get a letter! I can think of nothing better Than perusing an epistolary item. But deep is my despondence, For I've found that correspondence Means that if you want to get 'em, You must write 'em!
There are very few humorists who have written first-rate humor after they've become elderly.
If only I kept my eye on the ball, Looking downward as does the pro there, I might not see where it was going, at all, But there might be a chance it would go there.
Rather than earn money, it was Thoreau's idea to reduce his wants so that he would not need to buy anything. As he went around preaching this ingenious idea, the shopkeepers of Concord hoped he would drop dead.
I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone.
Shakespeare, who never could think up a plot by himself, found this one [Macbeth] in Holinshed's Chronicles, changing it just enough so that no one would recognize the source. He didn't count on the resourcefulness of modern scholars, who have to discover things like this to become associate professors.
Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was Rockefeller. Now both are considered quite refined.
Some golfers blast their ball from traps, With one adroit explosion, But others, out in ten perhaps, Depend upon erosion.
Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people.
"Do you want my honest opinion?" People ask. I say, "Yes," for I'm curious. So they give me their honest opinion, And I - well, I'm always furious.
In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial.
A rumor is one thing that gets thicker instead of thinner as it is spread.
Shake and shake the catsup bottle none will come and then a lot'll.
They head the list of bad to bet on: But I insist they're worse to get on
Of late I appear To have reached that stage When people who look old Who are only my age.
(Francis) Bacon's best known writings are his essays. They are loved for many reasons, such as their being so short.
When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.
There is some consolation in the fact that, even though your dreams don't come true, neither do your nightmares.
Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other's faults.
I miss my mattress when I am gone; It's one thing I've made an impression on.