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

Quote by Wilson Mizner

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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...

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

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

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

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.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

Failure has gone to his head.

Failure has gone to his head.

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....

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is...

All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is...

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...

To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

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...

I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.

I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.

There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.

There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more...

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more...

The hatred of those who are near to us is the most violent

The hatred of those who are near to us is the most violent

Hatreds are the cinders of affection

Hatreds are the cinders of affection