The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

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God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature...

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each...

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make...

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

Opinion governs all mankind, like the blind's leading of the blind

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing should be taken...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete...

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

It has beeen said that the love of money is the root of all evil....

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Friendship is like money, more easily made than kept.

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy....

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do...

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.

Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.