In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment. – George Ade
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative. – George Ade

In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment. – George Ade
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative. – George Ade
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it and stop there, lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. – Mark Twain