Darkly Comical Quotes

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one’s self. – John Gay

You can’t live on amusement. It is the froth on water – an inch deep and then the mud. – G. MacDonald

A tree that affords thee shade, do not order it to be cut down. – Arabian Proverb

The successful producer of an article sells it for more than it cost him to make, and that’s his profit. But the customer buys it only because it is worth more to him than he pays for it, and that’s his profit. No one can long make a profit producing anything unless the customer makes a profit using it. – Samuel B. Pettengill

There is nothing that keeps longer than a middling fortune and nothing melts away sooner than a great one. Poverty treads on the heels of great and unexpected riches. – Bruyere

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. – Albert Einstein

The cynic never grows up, but commits intellectual suicide. – Dr. Charles Reynolds Brown

The best things in life are never rationed. Friendship, loyalty, love do not require coupons. – George T. Hewitt