It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or

It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or fights; at a fair that your front pocket can be picked by a trotting horse looking for sugar, and your hind pocket by a thief looking for his fortune. – E.B. (Elwyn Brooks) White

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