- James Agate
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
- Joe King
New year, same goal.
- John Selden
Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.
- Andre Gide
But can one still make resolutions when one is over forty? I live according to twenty-year-old habits.
- Dave Beard
Many years ago I resolved never to bother with New Year's resolutions, and I've stuck with it ever since.
May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions!
The New Year, like an infant heir to the whole world, was waited for, with welcomes, presents, and rejoicings.

