The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.

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When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it...

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it...

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....

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

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

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

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

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

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

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them...

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them...

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...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always...

Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always...

I once made love to a female clown, and she twisted my penis into a...

I once made love to a female clown, and she twisted my penis into a...