Man is born broken.
Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The Grace of God is glue. Eugene O’Neill
Mending
How lacking in intuition
How lacking in intuition men could be in persuading themselves that mending some stranger’s socks, and attending to his comfort, could content a woman. Daphne du Maurier
For men obsessed with
For men obsessed with women’s underwear, a course in washing, ironing and mending is recommended. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
It is never worth
It is never worth while to make rents in a garment for the sake of mending them? Nor to create doubts in order to show how cleverly we can quiet them. Charles Spurgeon
Neglect mending a small
Neglect mending a small fault and ’twill soon be a great one. Benjamin Franklin
When you incline to
When you incline to have new clothes, look first well over the old ones, and see if you cannot shift with them another year, either by scouring, mending, or even patching if necessary. Remember, a patch on your coat, and money in your pocket, is better and more creditable, than a writ on your back, … Read more
There are various ways
There are various ways of mending a broken heart, but perhaps going to a learned conference is one of the more unusual. Barbara Pym
The Court’s decision reflects
The Court’s decision reflects the philosophy that judges should endure whatever interpretive distortions it takes in order to correct a supposed flaw in the statutory machinery. That philosophy ignores the American people’s decision to give Congress ‘[a]ll legislative Powers’ enumerated in the Constitution. They made Congress, not this Court, responsible for both making laws and … Read more
The more stitches, the
The more stitches, the less riches. Aldous Huxley
Ending is better than
Ending is better than mending. Aldous Huxley