A few of the days I did not get a chance to read the NYT from a hundred years to the day contained the musings of the anonymous "gentle cynic." Here are a few of his/her(?) better quips:

Sept. 1, 1907

The girl who marries a man to reform him is generally spoiling a good husband for some other girl.

It may be true that wealth doesn't bring happiness, but most of us only know it from heresay.

Some actors get fabulous salaries and some get imaginary ones. There's a difference.

An optimist is any man who thinks it might have been worse.

Money talks, but lots of us only hear the echo.

A man may speculate in wheat without having a grain of common sense.

Sept. 8, 1907

Luck won't overcome laziness.

There are times when we are also thankful for what we don't get [wasn't there a country song about this?]

Some men are so versatile that they never know which side they are on.

Few of us get what we want, but most of us get what we deserve [wasn't there another song about this, okay substitute "need" for "deserve"?]

Wine is a mocker, especially when you haven't the price.

Egotism is always willing to work overtime without extra pay.

Sept. 15, 1907

When you have a chance to get something for nothing, look carefully for the concealed price tag.

Perhaps silence is golden, because it is so scarce.

Many a fellow will stand up for himself even when he has to lie to do it.

October 13, 1907

The trouble with an ideal is that after we attain it we are always looking around for another.

Some of us descend from our ancestors, and some of us rise above them.