Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

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Art is science made clear.

Art is science made clear.

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he...

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he...

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

You sparkle with larceny.

You sparkle with larceny.

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.

The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it just in...

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it just in...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

The worst tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong

The worst tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people...

Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.

Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.