Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

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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....

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

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

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

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.

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets...

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

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...

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....

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

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

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

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle.

A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle.