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

Quote by Jerome K Jerome

Topics: Life Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can...

One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can...

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...

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

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

It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were...

It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were...

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...

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...

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;...

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.

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...

It is always good policy to tell the truth unless of course you are an...

It is always good policy to tell the truth unless of course you are an...

But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and...

But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and...

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do.

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without...

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without...

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...

Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear.

Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear.