Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

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Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it...

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it...

History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.

Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.

Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it...

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it...

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment.

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment.

Any stigma, as the old saying is, will serve to beat a dogma.

Any stigma, as the old saying is, will serve to beat a dogma.

People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them.

People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into...

The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into...

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment

Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat...

Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit....

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit....

Donâ€™t wish it were easier, wish you were better

Donâ€™t wish it were easier, wish you were better

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

The secret of success is sincerity.

The secret of success is sincerity.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...