It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

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Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it...

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it...

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination usually results in sorrowful regret. Today's duties put off until tomorrow give us a...

Procrastination usually results in sorrowful regret. Today's duties put off until tomorrow give us a...

Brushing your teeth six times before you go to the dentist so they think you...

Brushing your teeth six times before you go to the dentist so they think you...

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.