[137] We're all often forced to rob Peter
In order to settle with Paul,
But some of us merely rob Peter
And Paul never sees us at all.
She—"I think this a lovely hat you bought me, George, but really it's a sin to pay $50.00 for it."
He—"Well, the sin is on your own head, not mine."
Knock, and the world knocks with you;
Boost, and you boost alone!
When you roast good and loud
You will find that the crowd
Has a hammer as big as your own!
"How did you cure your boy of swearing?"
"By the laying on of hands, principally."