Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

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If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages....

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages....

Art is science made clear.

Art is science made clear.

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

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

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

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...

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.

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

You sparkle with larceny.

You sparkle with larceny.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.

Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.

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

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

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind...

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind...

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.

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

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the...

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the...

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the...

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...