The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

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Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by...

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by...

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All...

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All...

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love...

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they...

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they...

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of...

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of...

I'm so old they've canceled my blood type.

I'm so old they've canceled my blood type.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age...

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age...