A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.

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A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts...

I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books...

The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This...

Of two evils choose the prettier.

Of two evils choose the prettier.

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to...

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to...

Of two evils, choose the prettier

Of two evils, choose the prettier

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his...

It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a...

It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a...

Actions lie louder than words.

Actions lie louder than words.

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought,...

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought,...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn...

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn...

Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that...

Many fine things can be done in a day if you don't always make that...

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

All know the way; few actually walk it.

Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do...

Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do...