If god willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not Omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able, and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him god. ~Epicurus
and now for some Mark Twain
All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.