Mary Wilson Little Quotes

He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty.
Mary Wilson Little

Wisdom, Wise, Hard

A youth with his first cigar makes himself sick; a youth with his first girl makes other people sick.
Mary Wilson Little

Girl, Sick, Makes

If man is only a little lower than the angels, the angels should reform.
Mary Wilson Little

Angels, Reform, Lower

In some parts of Ireland the sleep which knows no waking is always followed by a wake which knows no sleeping.
Mary Wilson Little

Sleep, Knows, Sleeping

It is difficult to see why lace should be so expensive; it is mostly holes.
Mary Wilson Little

Why, Difficult, Expensive

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.
Mary Wilson Little

Good, Half, Manners

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
Mary Wilson Little

Good, Half, Manners

The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.
Mary Wilson Little

Success, Bored, Penalty

The tombstone is about the only thing that can stand upright and lie on its face at the same time.
Mary Wilson Little

Time, Lie, Same

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.
Mary Wilson Little

Fun, Nothing, Pleasure

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Nationality: American

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