A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

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The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage...

A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...