If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.

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Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do.

We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do.

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable...

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable...

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television...

I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.