Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.

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You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their...

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon...

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better...

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better...

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city,...

In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city,...

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do...

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do...

To live this life, my friends, you have to have a genuine passion. Nothing artificial....

To live this life, my friends, you have to have a genuine passion. Nothing artificial....