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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The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces...

The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces...

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

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...

Literature exists so that where one man has lived finely ten thousand may afterward live...

Literature exists so that where one man has lived finely ten thousand may afterward live...

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

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

Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly...

Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly...

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...

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

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...

Women are strange and incomprehensible, a device invented by Providence to keep the wit of...

Women are strange and incomprehensible, a device invented by Providence to keep the wit of...

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

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

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...

It is difficult to make a reputation, but it is even more difficult seriously to...

It is difficult to make a reputation, but it is even more difficult seriously to...

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...

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...

The moment you're born you're done for.

The moment you're born you're done for.

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...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should...

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should...

Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.

Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.

Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable......

Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable......