The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument.

Of present fame think little and of future less the praises that we receive after we are buried like the flowers that are strewed over our grave may be gratifying to the living but they are nothing to the dead.

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.

How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.

Everybody knows how to raise children except the people who have them.

I would like to raise my glass to friendship between Russia and the United States.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment is a secret which but few discover.

There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days no greeting like his welcome no homage like his praise.