More from W. C. Fields
Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, You can’t cheat and honest man! Never give a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump!
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I drink with impunity, or anyone else who invites me.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields You can’t cheat an honest man.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Money will not buy happiness, but it will let you be unhappy in nice places.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I certainly do not drink all the time. I have to sleep you know.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Sex isn’t necessary. You don’t die without it, but you can die having it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we’ll be seeing six or seven.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields A woman drove me to drink and I didn’t even have the decency to thank her.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Sleep! The most beautiful experience in life. Except drink.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Don’t worry about your heart, it will last you as long as you live.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one’s present or future thirst, the excellence of the cognac, or any other reason.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Children should neither be seen or heard from – ever again.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields
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From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on life
Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don’t waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll Life is full of happiness and tears; be strong and have faith.
Kareena KapoorKareena Kapoor Freedom is control in your own life.
Willie NelsonWillie Nelson When toys are not given to the child, they cry for a moment, but if a child is not given the knowledge of behavior, he then cries for his whole life.
BK ShivaniBK Shivani Relationships or not, I believe that people don’t need to know about my life beyond a certain point.
Deepika PadukoneDeepika Padukone I will minimize your place in my life till your absence is no longer an issue.
Samantha King HolmesSamantha King Holmes As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.
Kapil DevKapil Dev Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller