If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

Quote by Leo Rosten

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I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

When I was young I was amazed at Plutarch's statement that the elder Cato began...

When I was young I was amazed at Plutarch's statement that the elder Cato began...

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall...

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall...

The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.

The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.