Will Cuppy
Will Cuppy
William Jacob "Will" Cuppywas an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 August 1884
CountryUnited States of America
believe who-i-am years
I hear so many things about who I am supposed to be I hardly know what to believe. I am willing to tell all, but what Is it? Doubtless all these myths and legends will be straightened out eventually, but It may take years.
fun hard-work stories
The moral of the story of the Pilgrims is that if you work hard all your life and behave yourself every minute and take no time out for fun you will break practically even, if you can borrow enough money to pay your taxes.
thinking islands people
Most people, it seems, think that Robinson Crusoe when he landed on his Island had nothing to keep him from starvation or anything else. As a matter of fact he had twelve raft loads of supplies that he took off the wrecked ship. He had as much food and furniture as if he had had a delicatessen store and Fifth Avenue outside his hut.
names would-be helping
Borrowing has a bad name, but you would be surprised how it helps in a pinch.
widows-and-orphans debt pay
I borrow to pay my honest debts and not to squander foolishly. What's more, I confine my borrowing to those who can well afford it. I don't go around sponging on widows and orphans unless they have plenty.
crow innocent chaste
Aristotle described the Crow as chaste. In some departments of knowledge, Aristotle was too innocent for his own good.
live-and-learn wells
Ah, well! We live and learn, or, anyway, we live.
events female males
[Footnote:]Each male has from 2 to 790 females with whom he discusses current events. Of these he marries from 3 to 17.
mean littles table-manners
Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.
oil helping help-me
I only know that all is lost, and that nothing can help me unless I inherit money, strike oil or go to work.
faces baboons chameleon
[Footnote:] The Chameleon's face reminded Aristotle of a Baboon. Aristotle wasn't much of a looker himself.
wedding home wife
Caesar might have married Cleopatra, but he had a wife at home. There's always something.
mistake making-mistakes purpose
We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose.
spring humor hay-fever
Humor springs from rage, hay fever, overdue rent and miscellaneous hell.