It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without being impelled to the conclusion that I am suffering from the particular disease therein dealt with in its most virulent form.

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It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are...

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a...

I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want...

I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want...

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

It is so pleasant to come across people more stupid than ourselves. We love them...

It is so pleasant to come across people more stupid than ourselves. We love them...

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the...

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the...

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow...

We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow...

Love is like the measles, we all have to go through it.

Love is like the measles, we all have to go through it.

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes;...

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes;...

Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so...

Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so...

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The...

Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The...

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy...

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy...

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each...

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each...

Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear.

Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear.