HELLO FOLKS: My wife says that at the way they are building free-ways around here, it won't be long before we won't be able to get anywhere.
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A man's life is full of trouble. He comes into the world without his consent and goes out usually against his will, and the trip between his coming and going is exceedingly rocky. The rule of contraries is one of the features of his journey.
If he is poor, he's a bad manager; if he's rich they'll claim he's dishonest.
If he needs credit, he can't get it; if he is prosperous, everyone wants to do him a favor.
If he is in politics, they say he takes graft; if he's not in politics, he's not patriotic.
If he gives to charity, it's for show; if he doesn't he's a stingy cuss.
When he's actively religious, he's called a hypocrite. If he doesn't take a deep interest in religion, then he's a hardened sinner.
If he gives affection, he's a soft specimen; if he cares for nobody, they say he is cold blooded.
If he dies young, there was a great future for him; if he lives to be old, he missed his calling.
If he saves money, he's a miser; if he spends it, he's a squanderer.
If he works hard, they say he's crazy; if he doesn't work hard, he's a bum.
So what's the use?
DICTIONARY:
graft |graft|
noun
practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit gains in politics or business; corruption: sweeping measures to curb official graft.
• such gains: government officials grow fat off bribes and graft.
verb [ no obj. ]
make money by shady or dishonest means.
DERIVATIVES
grafter noun
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
cuss |kəs| informal
noun
1 an annoying or stubborn person or animal: he was certainly an unsociable cuss.
2 another term for curse ( sense 2 of the noun).
verb
another term for curse ( sense 2 of the verb).
miser |ˈmīzər|
noun
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.
ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘miserly’): from Latin, literally ‘wretched.’
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