Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality.

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Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

Anthology construction is one of the pleasantest hobbies that a person who is not mad...

Anthology construction is one of the pleasantest hobbies that a person who is not mad...

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps...

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps...

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there...

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there...

Make love to every woman you meet; if you get five per cent of your...

Make love to every woman you meet; if you get five per cent of your...

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient...

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient...

To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter...

To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter...

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with...

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with...

Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They...

Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They...

The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child...

The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child...

Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money...

Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money...

All wrong-doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to...

All wrong-doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to...

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best...

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best...

The price of justice is eternal publicity

The price of justice is eternal publicity

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a...

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a...

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and...

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and...

It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from...

It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from...

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they...

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they...