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
peace war men
Alexander III of Macedon is known as Alexander the Great because he killed more people of more different kinds than any other man of his time.
marriage strong wife
Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.
writing lions necks
[Footnote:] Aristotle maintains that the neck of the Lion is composed of a single bone. Aristotle knew nothing at all about Lions, a circumstance which did not prevent him from writing a good deal on the subject.
embroidery males female
The male is colored much more gorgeously than the female so that he can be shot and made into feather embroidery.
eye sparrows life-is
To the seeing eye life is mostly Sparrows.
heart courses humorists
I am billed as a humorist, but of course I am a tragedian at heart.
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.