A Bunch of Epigrams (1 of 2)

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   From the HOTEL MONTHLY, March 1921, pg. 54, col. 1:

   _A Bunch of Epigrams_
>From the Chicago Daily News

   Ever notice how little attention is paid to people who talk too much?
   You can expect your business to run itself--after perpetual motion has
been discovered.
   A man's deeds attract more attention than his creeds.
   Fortunate is the man who doesn't get all that is coming to him.
   There are several undesirable brands of trust, but trusting to luck is as
unsatisfactory as any.
   If we can let out a hearty laugh once an hour we'll never be troubled with
chronic indigestion.
   An egotist is an "I" specialist.
   Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown.
   After you have accomplished a really good thing get busy again.
   Conventionality makes cowards of us all.
   The worry germ causes a lot of unnecessary trouble.
   Success seldom comes to a man who is too lazy to go after it.
   Money may be saved by avoiding sure things.
   Sometimes a cook by another name would be a despot, just the same.
   He's a stingy man who won't even give you a pleasant look.
   It's better to wear out than rust out, but requires more exertion.
   Many a bad scrape has been started in a 5-cent tonsorial parlor.
   The longer the days the shorter the nights, but many a man shortens his
days by lengthening his nights.
   Don't pass your worries on; chloroform them.
   Even the stingy manicure is willing to treat all hands.
   And many a toothless person indulges in biting sarcasm.
   After reaching the pinnacle of fame, many a climber has found it an
uncomfortable roost.
   The man who tries to buy popularity gets stung.
   One can't judge the dinner by the dinner bell.
   If things fail to come your way, why not got after them?
   But the average reformer has no other job!
   The trouble with some people is they have their work in one place and
their thoughts in another.
   He who hesitates is bossed.
   It's up to the man who would live long to live slowly.
   No man can waste valuable time in an argument.  If his time is valuable he
doesn't argue.
(Col. 2--ed.)
   No man can talk quite so eloquently as his money.
   Many a man's pleasure are a nuisance to others.
   A man may be regular in his habits, even if they are bad.
   Most of the things to be had for the asking are not worth it.
   Common sense is anything but common.  (Probably the most famous of this
lot--ed.)
   A man's worst enemies are his fool friends.
   If you want anything advertised without cost, tell it to a gossip.
   The things we do not possess are what makes life worth living.
   Folks who say the right thing at the right time are as popular as they are
scarce.
   Soap is one of the few things that should be handled without gloves.
   It's much easier to borrow trouble than to get rid of it.
   Shoes may come and shoes may go, but men kick on forever.
   Some men are so contrary that even their food doesn't agree with them.
   Lots of things and men seem easy until one tries to do them.
   A short purse maketh a long face.
   Ever notice how much easier it is to buy experience than it is to sell it?
   We received an abundance of free advice and the expense begins when we
attempt to follow it.
   They say that happiness is a habit.  Well, here's hoping you'll get the
habit!
   It's sometimes easier to discharge an obligation than a cook.
   Man likes to climb to the top by way of the elevator.
   When a man has more money than he knows what to do with other people want
to lend him some of theirs.
   Adam's downfall was due to an apple; but many another downfall can be
traced to a peach.
   Many a man thinks he is in a hole when it is merely a rut.
   Those who pay as they go usually find the going good.
   Some people mistake notoriety for fame.
   Never pass up your friends in order to gratify strangers.
   Except for the fools, the wise guys would starve.
   Most financial disasters can be traced back to some get-rich-quick scheme.
   There are no tomorrows on the calendar of the chap who does things.