A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.

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Of two evils, choose the prettier

Of two evils, choose the prettier

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Of two evils choose the prettier.

Of two evils choose the prettier.

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.

A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.