Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than a whole one

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than a whole one

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense...

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...